2.—(1) Sections 3 to 5 of the Armed Forces Act 2016 (investigation and charging) come into force—
(a)on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made for the purpose only of conferring power to make Part 5 regulations in connection with the coming into force of those sections of the Act; and
(b)on 1st July 2019 in so far as they are not already in force.
(2) Section 6 of the Armed Forces Act 2016 (period for which sentence of service detention may be suspended) comes into force on 1st July 2019.
(3) In this regulation “Part 5 regulations” means regulations under section 128 of the Armed Forces Act 2006(1) (regulations for purposes of Part 5).