Armed Forces Act 2006
2006 CHAPTER 52
ANNEX A: GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN THE NOTES
Where the Notes above do not give an explanation, a brief explanation is given in the second column of the table below. Where an explanation is given in the Notes above, the third column of the table refers to the relevant paragraph. (In some of these cases a brief explanation is also given in the second column.)
| TERM | EXPLANATION | WHERE EXPLAINED IN NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| the 1964 Act | The Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 | |
| the 1968 Act | The Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968, renamed by the Act as the Court Martial Appeals Act 1968 | |
| the 1980 Act | The Reserve Forces Act 1980 | |
| the 1983 Act | The Mental Health Act 1983 | |
| the 1989 Act | The Children Act 1989 | |
| the 1991 Act | The Armed Forces Act 1991 | |
| the 1995 Act | The Criminal Appeal Act 1995 | |
| the 1996 Act | The Reserve Forces Act 1996 | |
| the 2003 Act | The Criminal Justice Act 2003 | |
| associated offence | Note on section 242 | |
| the British Islands | The United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands | |
| British overseas territories | Formerly known as dependent territories, for example Gibraltar, Bermuda and the Falkland Islands | |
| civilian subject to service discipline | Notes on section 370 and Schedule 15 | |
| commanding officer (CO) | Broadly speaking, an officer appointed with powers of command or discipline over any members of the armed forces; for any purpose of the Act, an officer identified for that purpose under Defence Council Regulations | Notes on section 360 |
| court administration officer | Notes on section 363 | |
| the Court Martial | Paragraphs 18 and 19 | |
| the Court Martial Appeal Court (CMAC) | The court formerly called the Courts-Martial Appeal Court | |
| criminal conduct offences | Offences under the Act corresponding to offences against the criminal law of England and Wales | Paragraph 6 and notes on section 42 |
| desertion and absence without leave | Notes on sections 8 and 9 | |
| disciplinary offences | Paragraph 6 | |
| the Director of Service Prosecutions (DSP) | The person tasked under the Act with the conduct of prosecutions before service courts | |
| enemy | All persons engaged in armed operations against any of Her Majesty’s forces or against any force cooperating with any of her Majesty’s forces; all pirates; all armed mutineers, armed rebels and armed rioters. | Notes on section 1 |
| higher authority | Notes on section 361 | |
| judge advocate | A person appointed for the purposes of adjudicating in service courts | Paragraph 8 and see the definition in section 362 |
| the Military Corrective Training Centre (MCTC) | Located at Colchester, this facility is used for holding those sentenced to service detention or in service custody. | |
| mutiny | Notes on section 6 | |
| PACE | The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 | |
| the regular forces | The Royal Navy, the Royal Marines, the regular army and the Royal Air Force | |
| the reserve forces | The Royal Fleet Reserve, the Royal Naval Reserve, the Royal Marines Reserve, The Army Reserve, the Territorial Army, the Royal Air Force Reserve and the Royal Auxiliary Air Force | |
| the Sentencing Act | the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 | |
| the Service Civilian Court (SCC) | A service court for hearing charges against civilians subject to service discipline | Paragraph 19 |
| service detention | A sentence served either in the MCTC or in unit facilities | |
| the Service Discipline Acts (SDAs) | Paragraph 5 | |
| service living accommodation | Defined in section 96 | |
| service offences | Defined in section 50 | |
| service police | Paragraph 12 | |
| service supervision and punishment order | Notes on section 173 | |
| standing orders | Notes on section 13 | |
| subject to service law | Broadly speaking relates to members of the armed forces; when a member of the armed forces is subject to service law he or she is subject to most of the provisions of the Act | Notes on sections 367 to 369, and see definition of the expression in section 367 |
| the Summary Appeal Court (SAC) | Paragraph 8 |
