Armed Forces Act 2011

1. Introduction

2. Summary and Background

3. Overview of the Act’s Structure and Summary

4. Territorial Extent and Application

5. Commentary on Sections

   1. Section 1: Duration of AFA 2006

   2. Section 2: Armed forces covenant report

   3. Section 3: Provost Marshal’s duty in relation to independence of investigations

   4. Section 4: Inspection of service police investigations

   5. Section 5: Provost Marshals: appointment

   6. Section 6: Ministry of Defence Police: performance regulations

   7. Section 7: Power of judge advocate to authorise entry and search

   8. Section 8: Power to make provision about access to excluded material etc

   9. Section 9: Unfitness through alcohol or drugs

   10. Section 10: Exceeding alcohol limit for safety-critical duties

   11. Section 11: Testing for alcohol and drugs on suspicion of an offence

   12. Section 12: Amendments relating to new rank of lance corporal in RAF Regiment

   13. Section 13: Reduction in rank or rate

   14. Section 14: Court Martial sentencing powers

   15. Section 15: Increase in maximum term of detention for certain offences

   16. Section 16: Enforcement of financial penalties

   17. Section 17: Service sexual offences prevention orders

       1. Service sexual offences prevention orders

       2. Extended prohibitions orders

   18. Section 18: Place of sitting of Service Civilian Court

   19. Section 19: Administrative reduction in rank or rate

   20. Section 20: Service complaint panels

   21. Section 21: Persons eligible to be prosecuting officers

   22. Section 22: Civilians subject to service discipline

   23. Section 23: Protected prisoners of war

   24. Section 24: Byelaws for service purposes

   25. Section 25: Claims against visiting forces: transfer of liability

   26. Section 26: Judge advocates sitting in civilian courts

   27. Section 27: Repeal of Naval Medical Compassionate Fund Act 1915

   28. Section 28: Call out of reserve forces

   29. Section 29: Minor amendments of service legislation

   30. Section 30: Consequential amendments and repeals

   31. Section 31: Meaning of “AFA 2006”

   32. Section 32: Commencement

   33. Section 33: Extent

6. Commentary on the Schedules

   1. Schedule 1 – Court Martial sentencing powers

   2. Schedule 2 – Judge advocates sitting in civilian courts

   3. Schedule 3 – Minor amendments of service legislation

   4. Schedule 4 – Consequential amendments

   5. Schedule 5 – Repeals and revocations

7. Transposition Notes

8. Commencement

9. Hansard References