1955 c. 18; by virtue of section 378 of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 16 to, the Armed Forces Act 2006 (2006 c.52) rules under section 103 of the Act may make provision for orders and rulings by a judge advocate at which an accused is arraigned; section 209(3D) of the Act, as amended by the Armed Forces (Alignment of Service Discipline Acts) Order 2007/1859, allows rules under section 103 of the Act to make provision for persons other than military officers or military warrant officers to be appointed to courts-martial. Back [1]

2003 c. 44; by virtue of section 113 of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to, the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”), section 111 has effect as if, in its subsection (7), the definition of “rules of court” includes rules regulating the practice and procedure of service courts. By virtue of section 135 of, and paragraph 2(6) of Schedule 7 to, the 2003 Act, section 132 is modified so that, in its subsection (10), the definition of “rules of court” includes rules regulating the practice and procedure of service courts. By virtue of paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 and paragraph 8 of Schedule 7, “service court” includes a court-martial and “court-martial” includes a court-martial convened under the Army Act 1955. Back [2]