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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

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Armed Forces Act 1971

1971 CHAPTER 33

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Duration of Services Acts

    1. 1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. Part II

    Revision of Service Offences and Punishments

    1. Misconduct in action and other offences arising out of military etc. service

      1. 2. Misconduct in action, assisting the enemy, obstructing operations, etc

      2. 3. Prize offences

      3. 4. Offences by or in relation to sentries, persons on watch etc

      4. 5. Failure to attend for duty, neglect of duty etc

      5. 6. Looting

    2. Mutiny, insubordination, etc

      1. 7. Mutiny

      2. 8. Insurbodinate behaviour, and disobedience to lawful commands

      3. 9. Obstruction of provost officers etc

      4. 10. Disobedience to standing orders etc

    3. Desertion, absence without leave, etc

      1. 11. Desertion

      2. 12. Absence without leave

      3. 13. Failure to report or apprehend deserters or absentees

    4. Malingering, drunkenness and disorderly conduct

      1. 14. Malingering

      2. 15. Drunkeness

      3. 16. Disorderly conduct

    5. Offences relating to service etc. property

      1. 17. Service etc. property: damage, loss, misapplication and waste

    6. Billeting offences

      1. 18. Billeting offences

    7. Navigation and flying offences etc

      1. 19. Loss or hazarding of ship

      2. 20. Inaccurate certification of ships and aircraft

      3. 21. Low flying and annoyance by flying

    8. Offences relating to, and by, persons in custody

      1. 22. Permitting escape, resisting arrest, and escaping

    9. Miscellaneous offences

      1. 23. Offences in relation to courts-martial

      2. 24. Unauthorised disclosure of information

      3. 25. False statements on entry into Royal Navy

      4. 26.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 27. Offences against civilian population

      6. 28. Offences against morale

      7. 29. Scandalous conduct by officers

      8. 30. Ill-treatment of persons of inferior rank etc

      9. 31. Disgraceful conduct

      10. 32. Attempts, aiding and abetting etc., and inciting

      11. 33. Conduct to the prejudice of service discipline

      12. 34. Civil offences

    10. Abolition of certain offences

      1. 35. Abolition of certain offences

    11. Punishments

      1. 36. Punishments for army and air-force offences dealt with courts-martial

      2. 37. Punishments for army and air-force offences dealt with summarily

      3. 38. Punishments for naval offences

      4. 39. Imprisonment and detention: consecutive terms

      5. 40. Detention for army and air-force offences: limitation of total period

    12. Other provisions

      1. 41. Time for trial of offences under s. 42 of Naval Discipline Act 1957

      2. 42. Naval offences by civilians

      3. 43. Consequential and minor, amendments

  3. Part III

    REVISION OF PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS, AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO SERVICE OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENTS

    1. 44. Arrest by civil authorities

    2. 45. Exclusion of enactments requiring fiat of Attorney General etc. in connection with proceedings

    3. 46. Extension of powers of “higher authority” with respect to army and air-force charges

    4. 47. Amendments as to summary trial for naval offences

    5. 48. Amendments as to convening or ordering of court-martial

    6. 49. Amendments as to procedure of courts-martial, and evidence in naval disciplinary courts

    7. 50. Army and air force courts-martial: amendments as to revision and confirmation of findings

    8. 51. Naval findings and sentences: amendments as to reviewing authorities

    9. 52. Countries for serving of naval sentences of imprisonment and detention

    10. 53. Commencment of naval sentences of imprisonment and detention

    11. 54. Remission of sentences of imprisonment and detention

    12. 55. Amendment of Naval Discipline Act 1957 as respects effect of taking offences into consideration

    13. 56. Amendments as to deserters and absentees without leave

    14. 57. Addition to Naval Discipline Act 1957 of provisions as to proof of proceedings

    15. 58. Fees for copies of proceedings of army and air-force courts-martial

  4. Part IV

    FORFEITURE OF PAY ETC. AND DEDUCTIONS FROM PAY

    1. 59. Army and air force : new provisions for deductions in respect of judgement debts etc

    2. 60. Navy: amendments as to forefeitures for illegal absence

    3. 61. Navy: new provisions as to forfeitures and deductions generally, and as to deductions for civil penalties, judgement debts etc

    4. 62. Amendments of provisions as to service of process in maitenance proceedings

  5. Part V

    Miscellaneous Amendments

    1. 63. Minimum age for enlistment or entry without parental etc. consent

    2. 64. Purchase of discharge from army and air force

    3. 65. Forefeiture of service for naval deserters

    4. 66. Redress of complaints

    5. 67. Naval billeting and requisitioning

    6. 68. Reductions in rank under Army Act 1955 and Air Force Act 1955

    7. 69.

    8. 70. Taking of affidavits and declarations abroad

    9. 71. Addition to Naval Discipline Act 1957 of provision indemnifying prison officers etc

    10. 72. Application of Army Act 1955 and Air Force Act 1955 to passengers in H.M. ships and aircraft

    11. 73. Appeal against sentence by civilians

    12. 74. Meaning of “active service” in Naval Discipline Act 1957

    13. 75. Amendments for introducing naval rate, and marine rank, of warrant officer

    14. 76. Sufficency of evidence in Scottish courts

  6. Part VI

    Supplemental

    1. 77. Repeals and transitional provisions

    2. 78. Short title, construction and commencement

  7. SCHEDULE 1

    AMENDMENTS ARISING FROM PART II OF THIS ACT

  8. Schedule 2

    AMENDMENTS ABOUT APPEALS AGAINST SENTENCE

  9. Schedule 3

    AMENDMENTS FOR INTRODUCING NAVAL RATE, AND MARINE RANK, OF WARRANT OFFICER

  10. SCHEDULE 4

    Repeals

An Act to continue the Army Act 1955 and the Air Force Act 1955, to limit the duration of the Naval Discipline Act 1957, and to amend those Acts and other enactments relating to the armed forces.

[27th May 1971]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3

C2Act amended (women's services) by Armed Forces Act 1981 (c. 55, SIF 7:1), s. 20, Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 1

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