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Armed Forces Act 1966
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24Qualification for membership of court-martial.
(1)The requirement imposed by each of the following provisions of the Army Act 1955, namely, sections 87(2) (qualification of officer for membership of general court-martial), 88(2) (qualification of officer for membership of district court-martial) and 90(3) (qualification of naval or air force officer in certain circumstances for membership of a court-martial) that, to be a member of a court-martial, an officer must have held a commission in any of the armed forces of the Crown for any period shall be construed as a requirement that he must have held a commission for that period in any of Her Majesty's naval, military or air forces within the meaning of the said Act, and the similar requirement imposed by each of the corresponding provisions of the [1955 c. 19.] Air Force Act 1955 shall be similarly construed.
(2)Accordingly, sections 87(2), 88(2) and 90(3) of each of the said Acts shall have effect with the substitution, for the words " any of the armed forces of the Crown " , wherever they occur, of the words " any of Her Majesty's naval, military or air forces ".
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