SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 15Minor and Consequential Amendments

Visiting Forces Act 1952 (c. 67)

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In section 5 of the Visiting Forces Act l952 (custody of offenders against United Kingdom law)—

a

for each of the references in subsections (2) and (4) to section 43 of the Magistrates' [1980 c. 43.] Courts Act l980 there shall be substituted references to Part IV of the Police and Criminal [1984 c. 60.] Evidence Act l984; and

b

the following subsection shall be substituted for subsection (3)—

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In the application of subsection (2) of this section to Scotland,—

a

for the first reference to Part IV of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 there shall be substituted a reference to section 32(3) of the [1975 c. 21.] Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975; and

b

for the words “in accordance with the said Part IV, be released on bail or” there shall be substituted the words “if not liberated under section 294(2) of that Act, be”.

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1

In subsection (1) of section 12 of that Act, in the definition of “visiting force”, after the words “United Kingdom”, in the first place where they occur, there shall be inserted the words “(including United Kingdom territorial waters), or in any place to which subsection (1A) below applies,”.

2

The following subsection shall be inserted after that subsection—

1A

This subsection applies to any place on, under or above an installation in a designated area within the meaning of section 1(7) of the [1964 c. 29.] Continental Shelf Act 1964 or any waters within 500 metres of such an installation.

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—In paragraphs 1(a) and 2(a) of the Schedule, after the word “rape,” there shall be inserted the word “, torture”.