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The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Application to the Armed Forces) Order 2009

UK Statutory Instrument 2009 No. 988 — creates 2 criminal offences.

2offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
14 April 2009
In force from
31 October 2009
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Courts, police, prisons and the administration of justice
Made under
Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996, Instrument. 2009 No. 988 Defence The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This Order is made under section 78 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (“1996 Act”), as amended by the Armed Forces Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”) so as to apply to the new structure of service courts set up by the 2006 Act. The Order makes provision with respect to proceedings before the Court Martial and the Service Civilian Court and appeals to the Summary Appeal Court. The provisions are equivalent (with modifications) to provisions of Part 1 of the 1996 Act, which imposes duties of disclosure on the prosecution and accused. The modifications provided for in the order are to adjust the working of the provisions of the 1996 Act to the circumstances of, and legislation governing, proceedings before service courts. Regulation 3 of the Order revokes the previous order which was made under the 1996 Act by reference to the system of service courts under legislation which is repealed by the 2006 Act.

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