Armed Forces Act 1996

72 (1) Section 209(3B) (modifications of Act in its application to any area for which Standing Civilian Courts are established) shall be amended as follows.

(2) After paragraph (a) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(aa) section 83 above shall have effect as if after subsection (1) there were inserted the following subsection—

“(1A) Regulations under this section may provide for sections 76 to 76C of this Act to have effect subject to such modifications as may be specified in relation to charges which may be tried by Standing Civilian Courts and which are brought against persons whom such courts may try.”;”

(3) For paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(b) section 103(1) above shall have effect as if the following paragraph were inserted after paragraph (b)—

“(c) the hearing by courts-martial of appeals against findings and sentences of Standing Civilian Courts.”;”

(4) In paragraph (c)—

(a) for “77, 79 and 80” there shall be substituted “to 76C”; and

(b) for the words from “consequential” to “Procedure” there shall be substituted the words “as may be specified by regulations under section 83 of this Act”.