Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 2592

The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Application to Service Courts) (Evidence) Order 1996

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1996 No. 2592

DEFENCE

The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Application to Service Courts) (Evidence) Order 1996

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by paragraphs 8, 9 and 10 of Schedule 13 to the Criminal Justice Act 1988^[1], hereby makes the following Order:—

Citation and commencement
    1.    This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Application to Service Courts) (Evidence) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 4th November 1996.

Application of sections 32, 32A and 34A of the Criminal Justice Act 1988
    2.    Sections 32(1) to (3), 32A and 34A of the Criminal Justice Act 1988^[2] shall have effect in relation to proceedings before Service courts subject to the modifications for which paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 13 to that Act provides, and to the further modifications specified in the Schedule to this Order.

Revocation
    3.    The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Application to Service Courts) (Evidence through Television Links) Order 1993^[3] is hereby revoked.

Nicholas Soames

Minister of State,
Ministry of Defence

13th October 1996

[1] 1988 c. 33; Schedule 13 was amended by the Armed Forces Act 1996 (c. 46), section 7. back

[2] Section 32 was amended by the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53), section 55. Section 32A was inserted by the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53), section 54. It was amended by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33), section 50 and it will be further amended by the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (c. 25), section 62, when that section comes into force. Section 34A was inserted by the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53), section 55. back

[3] S.I. 1993/244. back

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