(This note is not part of the Order)
Articles 2, 3 and 4 replace those provisions of the Army Act 1955, the Air Force Act 1955 and the Naval Discipline Act 1957 that provide for the appointment of a qualified officer to be the prosecuting authority for the relevant service. The new provisions correspond to section 364 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 which provides for Her Majesty to appoint any person who is qualified in accordance with that section as the Director of Service Prosecutions. Article 5 makes transitory provisions.