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Armed Forces Discipline Act 2000

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Custody

    1. 1.Custody without charge

    2. 2.Custody after charge

    3. 3.Review of custody after charge

    4. 4.Custody during court-martial proceedings

    5. 5.Release from custody after charge or during proceedings

    6. 6.Arrest during proceedings

    7. 7.Judicial officers

    8. 8.Custody rules

    9. 9.Bail in proceedings for illegal absence

    10. 10.Further amendments relating to custody

  3. Election for court-martial trial

    1. 11.Right to elect court-martial trial

    2. 12.Limit on powers of courts-martial where accused elected court-martial trial

  4. Functions of prosecuting authority

    1. 13.Functions of prosecuting authority

  5. Summary appeal courts

    1. 14.Summary appeal courts

    2. 15.Appointment of judge advocates

    3. 16.Officers qualified for membership of summary appeal court

    4. 17.Constitution of court for appeals

    5. 18.Right of appeal

    6. 19.Hearing of appeals

    7. 20.Powers of court

    8. 21.Making of, and appeals from, decisions of court

    9. 22.Rules

    10. 23.Oaths required of members of court

    11. 24.Privilege of witnesses and others

    12. 25.Further amendments relating to summary appeal courts

  6. Supplemental

    1. 26.Interpretation

    2. 27.Repeals

    3. 28.Short title and commencement

  7. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Amendments of 1955 Acts and 1957 Act relating to custody

      1. Army Act 1955 (c. 18) and Air Force Act 1955 (c. 19)

        1. 1.(1) In section 57 of the Army Act 1955 (offences...

        2. 2.In section 82(1) of each of the 1955 Acts (meaning...

        3. 3.Section 101 of each of the 1955 Acts (offences by...

        4. 4.(1) Section 209(3) of each of the 1955 Acts (application...

        5. 5.(1) In section 225(1) of the Army Act 1955 (general...

      2. Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53)

        1. 6.In section 38 of the 1957 Act (offences in relation...

        2. 7.Section 46 of the 1957 Act is omitted.

        3. 8.(1) Section 52E of the 1957 Act (commanding officers) is...

        4. 9.In section 65 of the 1957 Act (contempt of court-martial...

        5. 10.In section 116 of the 1957 Act (application to deserters...

        6. 11.In section 135(1) of the 1957 Act (general interpretation)—

        7. 12.After paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the 1957 Act...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Functions of prosecuting authority

      1. General functions of prosecuting authority

        1. 1.(1) In section 83B of each of the 1955 Acts...

        2. 2.(1) In section 52I of the 1957 Act (functions of...

      2. Cases where charge may be referred back to commanding officer

        1. 3.After section 83B of each of the 1955 Acts there...

        2. 4.After section 52I of the 1957 Act there is inserted—...

      3. Power to make provision for cases where election relates to two or more charges

        1. 5.In section 103 of each the 1955 Acts (rules), after...

        2. 6.In section 58 of the 1957 Act (rules), after subsection...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Amendments of 1955 Acts and 1957 Act relating to summary appeal courts

      1. Offences in relation to summary appeal court

        1. 1.In section 57 of the Army Act 1955 (offences in...

        2. 2.In section 57 of the Air Force Act 1955 (offences...

        3. 3.In section 38 of the 1957 Act (offences in relation...

      2. Rules about election for immediate commencement of sentence

        1. 4.In section 83 of each of the 1955 Acts (regulations...

        2. 5.In section 52F of the 1957 Act (regulations about summary...

      3. Offences by civilians in relation to summary appeal court

        1. 6.In section 101 of each of the 1955 Acts (offences...

        2. 7.In section 65 of the 1957 Act (contempt of court-martial...

      4. Commencement and suspension of sentences

        1. 8.In section 118 of each of the 1955 Acts (commencement...

        2. 9.After section 118 of each of the 1955 Acts there...

        3. 10.(1) Section 85 of the 1957 Act (commencement of sentences)...

        4. 11.After section 85 of the 1957 Act there is inserted—...

      5. Consecutive terms of detention

        1. 12.In section 118A of each of the 1955 Acts (consecutive...

        2. 13.In section 86 of the 1957 Act (consecutive terms of...

      6. Limitation of total period of sentences of detention

        1. 14.In section 119A of each of the 1955 Acts (duration...

        2. 15.In section 89 of the 1957 Act (limitation of total...

      7. Persons ceasing to be subject to service law

        1. 16.In section 131 of each of the 1955 Acts (trial...

      8. Civilians

        1. 17.In subsection (3) of section 209 of each of the...

        2. 18.In Schedule 4 to the 1957 Act (application of Act...

      9. Review of summary findings and awards

        1. 19.(1) Section 115 of each of the 1955 Acts (review...

        2. 20.(1) Section 71B of the 1957 Act (review of summary...

      10. Relations between service law and civil courts

        1. 21.In section 133 of each of the 1955 Acts (powers...

        2. 22.In section 134 of each of the 1955 Acts (persons...

      11. Meaning of “the summary appeal court”

        1. 23.In section 225(1) of the Army Act 1955 and in...

        2. 24.In section 135(1) of the 1957 Act (general interpretation), after...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Repeals

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