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Armed Forces Act 2011 (c. 18).

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United Kingdom
Public and civil servants
2011-11-03
National
Law, Act

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Duration of Armed Forces Act 2006
1. Duration of Armed Forces Act 2006

Armed forces covenant report
2. Armed forces covenant report

Service Police and Ministry of Defence Police
3. Provost Marshal's duty in relation to independence of investigations
4. Inspection of service police investigations
5. Provost Marshals: appointment
6. Ministry of Defence Police: performance regulations

Powers of entry, search and seizure
7. Power of judge advocate to authorise entry and search
8. Power to make provision about access to excluded material etc.

Alcohol and drugs
9. Unfitness through alcohol or drugs
10. Exceeding alcohol limit for prescribed safety-critical duties
11. Testing for alcohol and drugs on suspicion of offence
Punishments and other court orders
12. Amendments relating to new rank of lance corporal in RAF Regiment
13. Reduction in rank or rate
14. Court Martial sentencing powers
15. Increase in maximum term of detention for certain offences
16. Enforcement of financial penalties
17. Service sexual offences prevention orders

Miscellaneous amendments of Armed Forces Act 2006
18. Place of sitting of Service Civilian Court
19. Administrative reduction in rank or rate
20. Service complaint panels
21. Persons eligible to be prosecuting officers
22. Civilians subject to service discipline
23. Protected prisoners of war

Other amendments and repeals
24. Byelaws for service purposes
25. Claims against visiting forces: transfer of liability
26. Judge advocates sitting in civilian courts
27. Repeal of Naval Medical Compassionate Fund Act 1915
28. Call out of reserve forces
29. Minor amendments of service legislation
30. Consequential amendments and repeals

Supplementary
31. Meaning of "AFA 2006"
32. Commencement
33. Extent to Channel Islands, Isle of Man and British overseas territories
34. Short title

Schedule 1 - Court Martial sentencing powers
Schedule 2 - Judge advocates sitting in civilian courts
Part 1 - Amendments conferring jurisdiction on judge advocates
Part 2 - Related amendments
Schedule 3 - Minor amendments of service legislation
Schedule 4 - Consequential amendments
Schedule 5 - Repeals and revocations

Repeals the following Act:
- Naval Medical Compassionate Fund Act 1915

Also amends the following Acts:
- Military Lands Act 1900 (c. 56)
- Defence (Transfer of Functions) (No 1) Order 1964 (S.I. 1964/488)
- Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c. 80)
- Court Martial Appeals Act 1968 (c. 20)
- Juries Act 1974 (c. 23)
- Senior Courts Act 1981 (c. 54)
- Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)
- Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)
- Armed Forces Act 1991
- Reserve Forces Act 1996
- Courts Act 2003 (c. 39)
- Extradition Act 2003 (c. 41)
- Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33)
- Naval Medical Compassionate Fund Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3129)
- Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25)
- The Armed Forces (Court Martial) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/2041)

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