Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (c. 23)

Part II U.K. Giving of evidence or information for purposes of criminal proceedings

Chapter VII U.K. General

61 Application of Part II to service courts. U.K.

(1) The Secretary of State may by order direct that any provision of—

(a) Chapters I to III and V, or

(b) sections 62, 63 and 65 so far as having effect for the purposes of any of those Chapters,

shall apply, subject to such modifications as he may specify, to any proceedings before a service court.

(2) Chapter IV (and sections 62, 63 and 65 so far as having effect for the purposes of that Chapter) shall have effect for the purposes of proceedings before a service court subject to any modifications which the Secretary of State may by order specify.

(3) The power to make an order under section 39 of the M1 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (power to apply sections 34 to 38 to the armed forces) in relation to any provision of sections 34 to 38 of that Act shall be exercisable in relation to any provision of those sections as amended by section 58 above.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 61(2) in force for certain purposes and s. 61(1)(3) in force at Royal Assent, see s. 68(4)(d)(e)

I2 S. 61(2) in force at 6.12.2006 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2006/2885, art. 2(a)

Marginal Citations

M1 1994 c. 33.