Part II Protection of Children

Disqualification orders

27 Equivalent armed forces offences.

F1(1)

For the purposes of this Part, an individual is treated as being convicted of or (as the case may be) charged with an offence against a child if he is convicted of or charged with an equivalent armed forces offence.

(2)

In subsection (1), “equivalent armed forces offence” means F2an offence under section 42 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 constituted by an act or omission which—

(a)

is an offence against a child, or

(b)

would, if committed in England or Wales, be an offence against a child.

F3(3)

Section 48 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (attempts, conspiracy, incitement and aiding and abetting outside England and Wales) applies for the purposes of subsection (2) of this section as if the reference in subsection (3)(b) of that section to any of the following provisions of that Act were a reference to subsection (2) of this section.