Armed Forces Act 1996

Section 10.

SCHEDULE 3 U.K. Community supervision orders

The 1955 Acts U.K.

1 (1) Paragraph 4 of Schedule 5A to each of the 1955 Acts (power of court to impose community supervision order on trial of civilian) shall be amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1), for the words “12 months" there shall be substituted the words “ three years ”.

(3) After sub-paragraph (7) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraphs—

“(7A) Without prejudice to any other power of arrest, a person found committing an offence under sub-paragraph (6) above or alleged to have committed or reasonably suspected of having committed any such offence, may be arrested by a provost officer, by a warrant officer or non-commissioned officer legally exercising authority under a provost officer or on his behalf, or by order of any officer of the regular forces.

(7B) The power of arrest given to any person by sub-paragraph (7A) above may be exercised either personally or by ordering into arrest the person to be arrested or by giving orders for that person’s arrest.

(7C) A person shall not be arrested by virtue of sub-paragraph (7A) above after the end of a period of 6 months beginning with the end of the supervision period.

(7D) No proceedings shall be taken against a person for an offence under sub-paragraph (6) above unless the trial is begun within 6 months after the end of the supervision period.”

(4) In sub-paragraph (10), for “£50" there shall be substituted “ £1,000 ”.

2 U.K. In section 209 of each of the 1955 Acts (application to civilians), after subsection (3B) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

“(3C) In its application to a person subject to a community supervision order under paragraph 4 of Schedule 5A to this Act, section 132 of this Act shall have effect as if subsections (3) and (3A) were omitted.”

The 1957 Act U.K.

3 (1) Paragraph 4 of Schedule 4A to the 1957 Act (power of court to impose community supervision order on trial of civilian) shall be amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1), for the words “12 months" there shall be substituted the words “ three years ”.

(3) After sub-paragraph (7) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraphs—

“(7A) Without prejudice to any other power of arrest, a person found committing an offence under sub-paragraph (6) above or alleged to have committed or reasonably suspected of having committed any such offence, may be arrested by a provost officer, by any officer or person legally exercising authority under a provost officer or on his behalf, or by or on the orders of any officer subject to this Act.

(7B) The power of arrest given to any person by sub-paragraph (7A) above may be exercised either personally or by ordering into arrest the person to be arrested or by giving orders for that person’s arrest.

(7C) A person shall not be arrested by virtue of sub-paragraph (7A) above after the end of a period of 6 months beginning with the end of the supervision period.

(7D) No proceedings shall be taken against a person for an offence under sub-paragraph (6) above unless the trial is begun within 6 months after the end of the supervision period.”

(4) In sub-paragraph (10), for “£50" there shall be substituted “ £1,000 ”.

4 U.K. In the Fourth Schedule to the 1957 Act (application to civilians), after paragraph 4A there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“4B In its application to a person subject to a community supervision order under paragraph 4 of Schedule 4A to this Act, section 52 of this Act shall have effect as if subsection (2) was omitted.”