Part 13

Discipline: Miscellaneous and Supplementary
Chapter 3

Arrest and Detention by Civil Authorities

Arrest for service offences

Arrest by civilian police under warrant of judge advocate
313
1
Where a judge advocate is satisfied by evidence given under oath or affirmation that there are reasonable grounds for doing so, he may issue a warrant for the arrest of a person who is reasonably suspected of having committed a service offence.
2
A warrant issued under this section—
a
shall be addressed to an officer or officers of a UK police force or British overseas territory police force; and
b
shall specify the name of the person for whose arrest it is issued and the offence which he is alleged to have committed.
3
The Secretary of State may make rules with respect to the practice and procedure which is to apply in connection with warrants issued under this section.
4
A person arrested under a warrant issued under this section must as soon as practicable be transferred to service custody.
S. 313 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)
Pts. 11-13 applied (with modifications) (31.10.2009) by The Armed Forces (Court Martial) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/2041), art. 1, rule 128(3)(4)
S. 313 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4