Amendments to the 2009 Order

5.  In article 4 (modification of special measures provisions), after paragraph (10), insert—

“(10A) Section 22A of the Act has effect in relation to proceedings before the Court Martial Appeal Court as if—

(a) in subsection (1) the reference to a sexual offence included an offence under section 42 of the 2006 Act (criminal conduct) as respects which the corresponding offence under the law of England and Wales is an offence referred to in section 62(1)(b) of the Act(1); and

(b) in subsection (2) for the words “if the place of trial is a magistrates’ court” there were substituted the words “if the corresponding offence in respect of that offence for the purposes of section 42 is a summary offence under the law of England and Wales”.”.

(1)

Section 62(1)(b) was inserted by S.I. 2016/244.