Reserve Forces Act 1980

110 Trial of offences by magistrates’ court.U.K.

(1)Any offence to which this subsection applies which is cognisable by a court-martial shall also be cognisable by a magistrates’ court and on conviction by such court shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or with a fine not exceeding [F1level 3 on the standard scale], or with both such imprisonment and fine.

(2)Subsection (1) above applies—

(a)to any offence under the M1Army Act 1955 if committed by a man of the Territorial Army when not called out for permanent service by virtue of section 10(1) or section 11(1) above;

(b)to any offence under the M2Air Force Act 1955 if committed by a man of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force when not called out for home defence service and when not called out for permanent service by virtue of section 10(1); and

(c)to any offence under this Part of this Act.

(3)Nothing in subsection (1) affects the liability of a person charged with any offence to which that subsection applies to be taken into military or air-force custody.