Armed Forces Act 1991

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I Continuance of Services Acts

   1. 1. Continuance of Services Acts.

3. Part II Amendments Relating to the Armed Forces and Other Persons Subject to Provisions of the Services Acts

   1. Young offenders

      1. 2. Young offenders: custodial sentences.

      2. 3. Young service offenders: minimum period of custodial orders etc.

      3. 4. Reasons to be given where custodial sentence awarded to young offender.

      4. 5. Young civilian offenders: custodial orders.

      5. 6. Abolition of reception orders.

   2. Stoppages and compensation orders

      1. 7. Stoppages under the 1955 Acts: personal injuries and limits.

      2. 8. Stoppages under the 1957 Act: personal injuries and limits.

      3. 9. Compensation orders for personal injuries on trial of civilians.

   3. Courts-martial

      1. 10. Compensation for miscarriages of justice.

      2. 11. Withdrawal of election to be tried by court-martial under the 1955 Acts: officers, warrant officers and civilians.

      3. 12. Powers of naval courts-martial.

      4. 13. Damage to public or service property etc.

   4. Deduction of maintenance payments etc. from pay

      1. 14. Deductions from pay in respect of liabilities for maintenance: the 1955 Acts.

      2. 15. Deductions from naval and marine pay in respect of liabilities for maintenance.

   5. Naval and marine pay and pensions

      1. 16. New provisions as to assignments, charges and court orders in respect of naval and marine pay, pensions etc.

4. Part III Protection of Children of Service Families

   1. 17. Power to make service family child assessment orders.

   2. 18. Content, effect, variation and discharge of assessment orders.

   3. 19. Power to make orders for the emergency protection of children of service families.

   4. 20. Content and effect of protection orders.

   5. 21. Duration of protection orders.

   6. 22. Review and discharge of protection orders.

   7. 23. Interpretation of Part III.

5. Part IV Supplementary

   1. 24. Application of Services Acts, including provisions of this Act, to Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

   2. 25. The 1955 Acts and the 1957 Act.

   3. 26. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.

   4. 27. Short title and commencement.

6. 1. Schedule 1

      Assessors of compensation for miscarriages of justice.

   2. Schedule 2

      Minor and consequential amendments.

   3. Schedule 3

      Enactments repealed.