Part 2

Jurisdiction and Time Limits
Chapter 2

Time Limits for Commencing Proceedings

Time limits for offences other than Reserve Forces Act offences

Time limit for charging former member of a regular or reserve force
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1
This section applies where a person ceases to be a member of a regular or reserve force.
2
The person may not, after the end of six months beginning with the date he ceased to be a member of that force, be charged with a service offence committed while he was a member.
3
Subsection (2) applies even if the person rejoins the force within those six months.
S. 55 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)
S. 55 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4