Explanatory Notes

Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005

2005 CHAPTER 15

7th April 2005

The Act

Commentary on Sections

Schedule 13: Abolition of Royal Parks Constabulary: Supplementary

Section 170: Powers of courts-martial etc. to issue warrants of arrest in respect of witnesses

439.This section amends Section 25 of the Armed Forces Act 2001, which amended the Army Act 1955, the Air Force Act 1955 and the Naval Discipline Act 1957, so that the same conditions apply to the issue of a witness summons in courts martial as to their issue in the criminal courts, as amended by section 169.