Armed Forces Discipline Act 2000

9 Bail in proceedings for illegal absence

(1) In section 187 of the [1955 c. 18.] Army Act 1955 (civil court proceedings for illegal absence from army)—

(a) in subsection (2) for the words from “commit” to the end, and

(b) in subsection (3) for “commit him as aforesaid”,

there is substituted “, where it is unable to do so, adjourn the proceedings and remand him for such time as appears reasonably necessary for the purpose of arranging for him to be delivered into military custody.”

(2) In section 187 of the [1955 c. 19.] Air Force Act 1955 (civil court proceedings for illegal absence from air force)—

(a) in subsection (2) for the words from “commit” to the end, and

(b) in subsection (3) for “commit him as aforesaid”,

there is substituted “, where it is unable to do so, adjourn the proceedings and remand him for such time as appears reasonably necessary for the purpose of arranging for him to be delivered into air-force custody.”

(3) In section 109 of the 1957 Act (civil court proceedings for illegal absence from navy)—

(a) for subsection (1)(b) there is substituted—

“(b) where it is unable to do so, adjourn the proceedings and remand him for such time as appears reasonably necessary for the purpose of arranging for him to be delivered into naval custody.”,

(b) subsection (2) is omitted, and

(c) in subsection (3)(a) for “commit him as provided by subsection (1) of this section” there is substituted “, where it is unable to do so, adjourn the proceedings and remand him for such time as appears reasonably necessary for the purpose of arranging for him to be delivered into naval custody”.

(4) In Schedule 2 to the [1996 c. 14.] Reserve Forces Act 1996 (deserters and absentees without leave from reserve fores)—

(a) for paragraph 4(2)(b) there is substituted—

“(b) where it is unable to do so, adjourn the proceedings and remand him for such time as appears reasonably necessary for the purpose of arranging for him to be delivered into such custody.”, and

(b) in paragraph 5(3) for “commit him as mentioned in paragraph 4(2)(b)” there is substituted “, where it is unable to do so, adjourn the proceedings and remand him for such time as appears reasonably necessary for the purpose of arranging for him to be delivered into such custody”.