Search Legislation

Advanced Search

Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021

Changes to legislation:

There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021. Help about Changes to Legislation

Close

Changes to Legislation

Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.

Information:

You searched for provisions that are applicable to Wales. The matching provisions are highlighted below. Where no highlighting is shown the matching result may be contained within a footnote.

  1. Introductory TextNext Match

  2. PART 1 Restrictions on prosecution for certain offencesPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. Presumption against prosecutionPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 1.Prosecutorial decision regarding alleged conduct during overseas operationsPrevious MatchNext Match

      2. 2.Presumption against prosecutionPrevious MatchNext Match

      3. 3.Matters to be given particular weightPrevious MatchNext Match

      4. 4.Section 3: supplementaryPrevious MatchNext Match

    2. Consent to prosecutionPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 5.Requirement of consent to prosecutePrevious MatchNext Match

    3. GeneralPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 6.“Relevant offence”Previous MatchNext Match

      2. 7.General interpretation etcPrevious MatchNext Match

  3. PART 2 Overseas operations: limitation periodsPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 8.Restrictions on time limits to bring actions: England and WalesPrevious MatchNext Match

    2. 9.Restrictions on time limits to bring actions: Scotland

    3. 10.Restrictions on time limits to bring actions: Northern Ireland

    4. 11.Court's discretion to extend time in certain Human Rights Act proceedingsPrevious MatchNext Match

  4. PART 3 GeneralPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 12.Power to make consequential provisionPrevious MatchNext Match

    2. 13.ExtentPrevious MatchNext Match

    3. 14.Commencement and applicationPrevious MatchNext Match

    4. 15.Short titlePrevious MatchNext Match

  5. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1Previous MatchNext Match

      Excluded offences for the purposes of section 6Previous MatchNext Match

      1. PART 1 Criminal conduct etc under armed forces legislationPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. Criminal conduct etc under armed forces legislationPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 1.(1) An offence under section 42 of the Armed Forces...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. Corresponding offences under law of England and Wales (including under repealed provisions)Previous MatchNext Match

          1. 2.An offence under any provision of the Sexual Offences Act...Previous MatchNext Match

          2. 3.An offence under section 1 of the Indecency with Children...Previous MatchNext Match

          3. 4.An offence under section 1(1) of the Genocide Act 1969...Previous MatchNext Match

          4. 5.An offence under section 54 of the Criminal Law Act...Previous MatchNext Match

          5. 6.An offence under section 1 of the Protection of Children...Previous MatchNext Match

          6. 7.An offence under section 160 of the Criminal Justice Act...Previous MatchNext Match

          7. 8.An offence under any provision of the Sexual Offences Act...Previous MatchNext Match

          8. 9.An offence under section 63 of the Criminal Justice and...Previous MatchNext Match

          9. 10.An offence under section 62 of the Coroners and Justice...Previous MatchNext Match

          10. 11.An offence under section 33 of the Criminal Justice and...Previous MatchNext Match

          11. 12.An offence under section 2 of the Modern Slavery Act...Previous MatchNext Match

          12. 13.An offence at common law of outraging public decency. Previous MatchNext Match

          13. 14.An offence within any of paragraphs 18 to 20 (certain...Previous MatchNext Match

          14. 15.A reference in paragraphs 2 to 14 or paragraphs 30...Previous MatchNext Match

        3. Interpretation etcPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 16.(1) In paragraph 1(1) the reference to the “corresponding civil...Previous MatchNext Match

      2. PART 2 International Criminal Court Act 2001Previous MatchNext Match

        1. Excluded offences within this PartPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 17.An offence under the law of England and Wales or...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. England and WalesPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 18.An offence under section 51 of the International Criminal Court...Previous MatchNext Match

          2. 19.An ancillary offence under the law of England and Wales...Previous MatchNext Match

          3. 20.An offence under subsection (1) of section 52 of the...Previous MatchNext Match

        3. Northern IrelandPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 21.An offence under section 58 of the International Criminal Court...Previous MatchNext Match

          2. 22.An ancillary offence under the law of Northern Ireland in...Previous MatchNext Match

          3. 23.An offence under subsection (1) of section 59 of the...Previous MatchNext Match

        4. InterpretationPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 24.In this Part of this Schedule— (a) references to an...Previous MatchNext Match

      3. PART 3 International Criminal Court (Scotland) Act 2001Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 25.An offence within any of paragraphs 26 to 28 is...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 26.An offence under section 1(1) of the International Criminal Court...Previous MatchNext Match

        3. 27.An offence under section 2(1) of that Act (conduct ancillary...Previous MatchNext Match

        4. 28.An offence under subsection (3) of section 2 of that...Previous MatchNext Match

        5. InterpretationPrevious MatchNext Match

          1. 29.In this Part of this Schedule references to an ancillary...Previous MatchNext Match

      4. PART 4 Other offencesPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 30.An offence under section 134 of the Criminal Justice Act...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 31.An offence under section 1(1) of the Geneva Conventions Act...Previous MatchNext Match

      5. PART 5 Provisions extending jurisdiction in respect of certain sexual offencesPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. Section 72 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003Previous MatchNext Match

          1. 32.(1) Where by virtue of section 72 of the Sexual...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. Article 76 of the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1769 (N.I. 2))Previous MatchNext Match

          1. 33.(1) Where by virtue of Article 76 of the Sexual...Previous MatchNext Match

        3. Section 55 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 9)Previous MatchNext Match

          1. 34.(1) Where by virtue of section 55 of the Sexual...Previous MatchNext Match

        4. Provisions superseded by provisions mentioned in paragraphs 32 to 34Previous MatchNext Match

          1. 35.Where by virtue of section 7 of the Sex Offenders...Previous MatchNext Match

          2. 36.Where by virtue of section 16B of the Criminal Law...Previous MatchNext Match

    2. SCHEDULE 2Previous MatchNext Match

      Limitation periods: England and WalesPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. PART 1 Court's discretion to disapply time limitsPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 1.(1) Section 33 of the Limitation Act 1980 (discretionary exclusion...Previous MatchNext Match

      2. PART 2 Restriction of foreign limitation lawPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 2.(1) The Foreign Limitation Periods Act 1984 is amended as...Previous MatchNext Match

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Limitation periods: Scotland

      1. PART 1 Court's power to override time-limits

        1. 1.(1) The Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 is amended...

      2. PART 2 Restriction of foreign limitation law

        1. 2.(1) The Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 is amended...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Limitation periods: Northern Ireland

      1. PART 1 Court's discretion to disapply time limits

        1. 1.(1) Article 50 of the Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989...

      2. PART 2 Restriction of foreign limitation law

        1. 2.(1) The Foreign Limitation Periods (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (S.I....

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Legislation is available in different versions:

Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.

Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.

Close

Opening Options

Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once

Close

Explanatory Notes

Text created by the government department responsible for the subject matter of the Act to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes were introduced in 1999 and accompany all Public Acts except Appropriation, Consolidated Fund, Finance and Consolidation Acts.

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources
Close

Timeline of Changes

This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.

Close

More Resources

Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • correction slips

Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:

  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • links to related legislation and further information resources

The data on this page is available in the alternative data formats listed: