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GBR-2006-L-79606
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Title_of_text
Armed Forces Act 2006 (c.52).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
United Kingdom
Subjects (Classification)
Specific categories of workers; Public and civil servants
Adopted on (Date of text)
2006-11-08
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Replaces the three separate systems of service law with a single, harmonised system governing all members of the armed forces. Creates offences and provides for the investigation of alleged offences, the arrest, holding in custody and charging of individuals accused of committing an offence, and for them to be dealt with summarily by their CO or tried by court-martial.
Makes a number of changes to a large number of laws and repeals the following Acts:
- Colonial Naval Defence Act 1931 (c. 9)
- Naval Forces (Enforcement of Maintenance Liabilities) Act 1947 (c. 24)
- Army and Air Force (Women's Service) Act 1948 (c. 21)
- Colonial Naval Defence Act 1949 (c. 18)
- Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 18)
- Air Force Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 19)
- Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53)
- Army and Air Force Act 1961 (c. 52)
- Armed Forces Act 1966 (c. 45)
- Armed Forces Act 1986 (c. 21)
- Army Act 1992 (c. 39)
- Armed Forces Discipline Act 2000 (c. 4)
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1997-03-21 (GBR-1997-L-92497)
Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (c. 40).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2011-11-03 (GBR-2011-L-88462)
Armed Forces Act 2011 (c. 18).
Amending text(s)
2017-04-27 (GBR-2017-L-104514)
Children and Social Work Act 2017 (c. 16).
Amending text(s)
2016-05-12 (GBR-2016-L-104519)
Armed Forces Act 2016 (c. 21).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI)
Country
United Kingdom
URL
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/pdf/ukpga_20060052_en.pdf