Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021
PART 1
Restrictions on prosecution for certain offences
Presumption against prosecution
1
Prosecutorial decision regarding alleged conduct during overseas operations
2
Presumption against prosecution
3
Matters to be given particular weight
4
Section 3: supplementary
Consent to prosecution
5
Requirement of consent to prosecute
General
6
“Relevant offence”
7
General interpretation etc
PART 2
Overseas operations: limitation periods
8
Restrictions on time limits to bring actions: England and Wales
9
Restrictions on time limits to bring actions: Scotland
10
Restrictions on time limits to bring actions: Northern Ireland
11
Court's discretion to extend time in certain Human Rights Act proceedings
PART 3
General
12
Power to make consequential provision
13
Extent
14
Commencement and application
15
Short title
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1
Excluded offences for the purposes of section 6
PART 1
Criminal conduct etc under armed forces legislation
Criminal conduct etc under armed forces legislation
1
(1) An offence under section 42 of the Armed Forces...
Corresponding offences under law of England and Wales (including under repealed provisions)
2
An offence under any provision of the Sexual Offences Act...
3
An offence under section 1 of the Indecency with Children...
4
An offence under section 1(1) of the Genocide Act 1969...
5
An offence under section 54 of the Criminal Law Act...
6
An offence under section 1 of the Protection of Children...
7
An offence under section 160 of the Criminal Justice Act...
8
An offence under any provision of the Sexual Offences Act...
9
An offence under section 63 of the Criminal Justice and...
10
An offence under section 62 of the Coroners and Justice...
11
An offence under section 33 of the Criminal Justice and...
12
An offence under section 2 of the Modern Slavery Act...
13
An offence at common law of outraging public decency.
14
An offence within any of paragraphs 18 to 20 (certain...
15
A reference in paragraphs 2 to 14 or paragraphs 30...
Interpretation etc
16
(1) In paragraph 1(1) the reference to the “corresponding civil...
PART 2
International Criminal Court Act 2001
Excluded offences within this Part
17
An offence under the law of England and Wales or...
England and Wales
18
An offence under section 51 of the International Criminal Court...
19
An ancillary offence under the law of England and Wales...
20
An offence under subsection (1) of section 52 of the...
Northern Ireland
21
An offence under section 58 of the International Criminal Court...
22
An ancillary offence under the law of Northern Ireland in...
23
An offence under subsection (1) of section 59 of the...
Interpretation
24
In this Part of this Schedule— (a) references to an...
PART 3
International Criminal Court (Scotland) Act 2001
25
An offence within any of paragraphs 26 to 28 is...
26
An offence under section 1(1) of the International Criminal Court...
27
An offence under section 2(1) of that Act (conduct ancillary...
28
An offence under subsection (3) of section 2 of that...
Interpretation
29
In this Part of this Schedule references to an ancillary...
PART 4
Other offences
30
An offence under section 134 of the Criminal Justice Act...
31
An offence under section 1(1) of the Geneva Conventions Act...
PART 5
Provisions extending jurisdiction in respect of certain sexual offences
Section 72 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003
32
(1) Where by virtue of section 72 of the Sexual...
Article 76 of the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1769 (N.I. 2))
33
(1) Where by virtue of Article 76 of the Sexual...
Section 55 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 9)
34
(1) Where by virtue of section 55 of the Sexual...
Provisions superseded by provisions mentioned in paragraphs 32 to 34
35
Where by virtue of section 7 of the Sex Offenders...
36
Where by virtue of section 16B of the Criminal Law...
SCHEDULE 2
Limitation periods: England and Wales
PART 1
Court's discretion to disapply time limits
1
(1) Section 33 of the Limitation Act 1980 (discretionary exclusion...
PART 2
Restriction of foreign limitation law
2
(1) The Foreign Limitation Periods Act 1984 is amended as...
SCHEDULE 3
Limitation periods: Scotland
PART 1
Court's power to override time-limits
1
(1) The Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 is amended...
PART 2
Restriction of foreign limitation law
2
(1) The Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 is amended...
SCHEDULE 4
Limitation periods: Northern Ireland
PART 1
Court's discretion to disapply time limits
1
(1) Article 50 of the Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989...
PART 2
Restriction of foreign limitation law
2
(1) The Foreign Limitation Periods (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (S.I....

Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021
2021 c. 23
An Act to make provision about legal proceedings in connection with operations of the armed forces outside the British Islands.[29th April 2021]
[29th April 2021]
Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—