Armed Forces Act 2006 — United Kingdom law | Esheria

Armed Forces Act 2006

This part of the Armed Forces Act 2006 lists many service offences and related rules for punishment, courts, and time limits.

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United Kingdom
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This part of the Armed Forces Act 2006 lists many service offences and related rules for punishment, courts, and time limits. This segment sets time limits on charging for certain offences, restricts repeated trial in some military and civilian court settings, and gives service police and commanding officers powers to arrest, search, seize, and require preliminary tests in specified situations. This provision defines several service-police tests and sets rules for when they may be administered, who must approve or follow them, and when a person must be warned, notified, or given a specimen part. This provision sets out how service charges can be handled by a commanding officer or the Director of Service Prosecutions, the accused’s right to elect Court Martial trial, and some summary-hearing punishment limits. This provision sets conditions and powers for military courts and officials to impose, review, and vary several sentencing and post-conviction orders.

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