28.—(1) In section 82(1) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 M1 (interpretation of Part 8)—
(a)in the definition of “proceedings” the reference to service proceedings includes proceedings before a court (other than a civilian court) in respect of an SDA offence; and
(b)in the definition of “Service court” the reference to the Court Martial or the Service Civilian Court includes a court-martial or a Standing Civilian Court.
(2) In section 113(1) of that Act (application of Act to armed forces)—
(a)references to service offences include SDA offences;
(b)the reference in paragraph (b) to a power conferred by or under AFA 2006 includes a power conferred by or under AA 1955, AFA 1955 or NDA 1957; and
(c)the persons referred to in paragraph (c) are to be taken to include persons charged under AA 1955, AFA 1955, NDA 1957 or AFA 1976 with SDA offences.
(3) In section 113(2) and (3)(b) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, the references to service offences include SDA offences.
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