Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008

Service custody and detention

32 (1) In relation to any time before the commencement of section 105(2) of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)—

(a) the definition of “kept in service custody” in section 117(1) of this Act does not apply; and

(b) any reference in Part 7 to being kept in service custody is to be read as a reference to being kept in military, air-force or naval custody by virtue of an order made under section 75A(2) of the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 18) or of the Air Force Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 19) or section 47G(2) of the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53) (as the case may be).

(2) In relation to any time before the commencement of the definition of “service detention” in section 374 of the Armed Forces Act 2006—

(a) the definition of “service detention” in section 117(1) of this Act does not apply; and

(b) any reference in Part 7 to service detention is to be read as a reference to detention under section 71(1)(e) of the Army Act 1955 or of the Air Force Act 1955 or section 43(1)(e) of the Naval Discipline Act 1957.