Armed Forces Act 2006

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6(1)Section 21 of that Act (duration of protection orders) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1) for the words from “being” to the end substitute “which must be a period of not more than 28 days beginning with the date of the order.”

(3)In subsection (2)—

(a)for “the officer having jurisdiction” substitute “a judge advocate”;

(b)in paragraph (a), for the words from “applicable” to “that officer” substitute “permitted by subsection (1) above”;

(c)in the words after paragraph (b) for “that officer” substitute “the judge advocate”.

(4)In subsection (3) for “officer”, in both places, substitute “judge advocate”.

(5)In subsection (5) for “an officer” substitute “a judge advocate”.