The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2007/2913 |
| Year | 2007 |
2007 No. 2913 (C. 115)
defence
The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007
Made 8th October 2007
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 383(2) of the Armed Forces Act 20061:
1. This order may be cited as the Armed Forces Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007.
2. The following provisions of the Armed Forces Act 2006 shall come into force on 15th October 2007—
section 358 so far as is necessary to bring into force paragraphs 33 to 36 of Schedule 14;
section 378(1) so far as is necessary to bring into force paragraphs 22 and 25 of Schedule 16; and
section 360.
3. The following provisions of the Armed Forces Act 2006 shall come into force on 1st January 2008—
section 272(2) so far as is necessary to bring into force paragraphs 9 and 36(a)(ii) and (iii) of Schedule 8;
sections 334 to 339, 366, 367 (so far as it relates to sections 334 to 338), 368 and 369;
section 374 so far as is necessary to bring into force the definitions of “officer” , “service police force”, “service policeman”, “subject to service law”, “the regular forces” and “the reserve forces”;
section 375(1) and (5);
section 378(1) so far as is necessary to bring into force 16, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29 to 38, 54 to 58, 71, 80, 82, 100 (so far as not already in force), 136, 150, 178 and 187 (so far as not already in force) of Schedule 16; and
section 378(2) so far as is necessary to bring into force Schedule 17 to the extent specified below:
in the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 19512, the repeal of section 28;
in the Army Act 19553, the repeal of section 180;
in the Air Force Act 19554, the repeal of section 180;
in the Naval Discipline Act 19575, the repeal of section 130;
in the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 19686, in sections 11(1) and 34(1)(a) the repeal of the words “the Judge Advocate of Her Majesty’s Fleet or”;
in the House of Commons Disqualification Act 19757, in Part 3 of Schedule 1 the repeal of the words “Judge Advocate of the Fleet”;
in the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 19758, in Part 3 of Schedule 1 the repeal of the words “Judge Advocate of the Fleet”;
in the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 19939, in Part 2 of Schedule 1 and in Schedule 5 the repeal of the words “Judge Advocate of Her Majesty’s Fleet”;
in the Criminal Justice and Police Act 200110, the repeal of section 88(8)(j); and
in the Constitutional Reform Act 200511, in the table in Part 1 of Schedule 14 the repeal of the entry relating to the Judge Advocate of Her Majesty’s Fleet.
4.—(1) The repeal of section 180 of the Army Act 1955, of section 180 of the Air Force Act 1955 and of section 130 of the Naval Discipline Act 1957 shall not have effect in relation to a complaint that was made before 1st January 2008.
(2) Without prejudice to paragraph (1), the repeal of section 180(2) of the Army Act 1955, of section 180(2) of the Air Force Act 1955 and of section 130(2) of the Naval Discipline Act 1957 shall not have effect in relation to a matter of complaint that occurred before 1st January 2008, or which began before, and continues to occur after, that date.
(3) The repeals in the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 do not affect the operation of any provision of or made under that Act, or anything done under such provision, in relation to the office of, or service of, the Judge Advocate of Her Majesty’s Fleet.
Derek Twigg
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Defence
8th October 2007
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 1st January 2008 the provisions of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (“the Act”) specified in articles 2 and 3. Sections 334 to 339 provide for a complaints system for members or former members of the armed forces. The procedure for making and dealing with such complaints, the prescription of matters about which a service complaint may not be...
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