Legislation – Armed Forces Act 2021

1 Duration of Armed Forces Act 2006

2 Constitution of the Court Martial

3 Nomination of Circuit judge to sit as judge advocate

4 Summary hearings: power to rectify mistakes etc

5 The Summary Appeal Court: power to rectify mistakes

6 The Service Civilian Court: power to rectify mistakes

7 Concurrent jurisdiction

8 Armed forces covenant

9 Reserve forces: flexibility of commitments

10 Service complaints appeals

11 Service police: complaints, misconduct etc

12 Framework for establishment of tri-service serious crime unit

13 Power of commanding officer to award service detention: Royal Marines

14 Deprivation orders

15 Driving disqualification

16 Deprivation and driving disqualification orders: minor and consequential amendments

17 Removal of requirement to take into account offences in member States

18 Rehabilitation periods: England and Wales

19 Posthumous pardons in relation to certain abolished service offences

20 Power of British overseas territories to apply AFA 2006 etc

21 Time limit for appeals in respect of war pensions: Scotland and Northern Ireland

22 Minor amendments

23 Meaning of “AFA 2006”

24 Commencement and transitional provision

25 Extent in the United Kingdom

26 Extent in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man and British overseas territories

SCHEDULES

Schedule 1 Constitution of the Court Martial

Schedule 2 Reserve forces: flexibility of commitments

Schedule 3 Service complaints appeals

Schedule 4 Service police: complaints, misconduct etc

Schedule 5 Tri-service serious crime unit

Schedule 6 Deprivation and driving disqualification orders: minor and consequential amendments

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Service courts, summary hearings and jurisdiction

2Constitution of the Court Martial

Schedule 1 contains provisions about the constitution of the Court Martial.