Armed Forces Act 2001

1. Introductory Text

2. Part 1 Continuance of services Acts

   1. 1. Continuance of services Acts

3. Part 2 Powers of entry, search and seizure

   1. Powers to stop and search

      1. 2. Powers to stop and search persons, vehicles etc

      2. 3. Provisions relating to search under s. 2

      3. 4. Power of commanding officer in relation to stopping and searching of persons, vehicles etc

   2. Entry and search of premises

      1. 5. Power of judicial officer to authorise entry and search of certain premises

      2. 6. Special provisions as to access

      3. 7. Power of commanding officer to authorise entry and search of certain premises

      4. 8. Review by judicial officer

      5. 9. Entry for purpose of arrest etc

   3. Powers exercisable on arrest

      1. 10. Search upon arrest

   4. Seizure etc.

      1. 11. Power to make provision equivalent to that made by ss. 18 to 22 of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

      2. 12. Property in possession of service police or commanding officer

   5. Supplementary

      1. 13. Orders and codes of practice under s. 113 of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

      2. 14. Power to use reasonable force

      3. 15. Meaning of “service living accommodation”

      4. 16. Part 2: supplementary provisions

4. Part 3 Trial and punishment of offences

   1. 17. Summary dealing or trial and functions of prosecuting authority

   2. 18. Abolition of naval disciplinary courts

   3. 19. Membership of courts-martial

   4. 20. Eligibility of warrant officers for membership of summary appeal courts

   5. 21. Review of sentences by Courts-Martial Appeal Court

   6. 22. Required custodial sentences

   7. 23. Restriction of judicial review of courts-martial

   8. 24. Offences in relation to courts-martial etc

   9. 25. Powers to compel attendance of witnesses

   10. 26. Provision for orders as to costs

   11. 27. Costs against legal representatives etc

   12. 28. Provisions supplementary to ss. 26 and 27

   13. 29. Custody

   14. 30. Conditional release from custody

5. Part 4 Miscellaneous and general

   1. Provision equivalent to criminal justice enactments

      1. 31. Power to make provision in consequence of enactments relating to criminal justice

   2. Testing for alcohol or drugs

      1. 32. Powers to test for alcohol or drugs after serious incident

      2. 33. Interpretation of s. 32

   3. Miscellaneous amendments

      1. 34. Miscellaneous amendments

   4. General

      1. 35. Orders and regulations

      2. 36. Application to Channel Islands and Isle of Man

      3. 37. Interpretation

      4. 38. Repeals

      5. 39. Short title and commencement

6. 1. Schedule 1

      Summary dealing or trial and functions of prosecuting authority

   2. Schedule 2

      Membership of courts-martial

   3. Schedule 3

      Required custodial sentences

   4. Schedule 4

      Amendments relating to custody

   5. Schedule 5

      Testing for alcohol or drugs

   6. Schedule 6

      Miscellaneous amendments

      1. Part 1 Amendments of Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992

      2. Part 2 Abolition of office of Deputy Judge Advocate

      3. Part 3 Amendments of Reserve Forces Act 1996

      4. Part 4 Amendments consequential on section 21(5) of Human Rights Act 1998

      5. Part 5 Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service and former Women’s Royal Naval Service

      6. Part 6 Other amendments

   7. Schedule 7

      Repeals

      1. Part 1 Repeals relating to abolition of naval disciplinary courts

      2. Part 2 Repeals relating to required custodial sentences

      3. Part 3 Repeals relating to abolition of office of Deputy Judge Advocate

      4. Part 4 Repeals consequential on Human Rights Act 1998

      5. Part 5 Repeals consequential on Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999

      6. Part 6 Repeals relating to Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service

      7. Part 7 Other repeals