C2C3Part II Discipline and Trial and Punishment of Military Offences
Part II applied (1.6.1996 subject to art. 3 of the commencing S.I.) by Armed Forces Act 1991 (c. 62, SIF 7:1), ss. 18(9)(a), 20(10)(a); S.I. 1996/1173, art. 2
Trial of persons ceasing to be subject to military law and time limits for trials
133F2 Jurisdiction of civil courts C1
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Where a person subject to military law—
a
has been tried for an offence by a court-martial or has had an offence committed by him taken intoconsideration by a court-martial in sentencing him, or
b
has been charged with an offence under this Act and has had the charge dealt with summarily by hiscommanding officer or the appropriate superior authority,
a civil court shall be debarred from trying him subsequently for F3the same, or substantially the same offence ; but except as aforesaid nothing in this Act shall be construed as restricting the jurisdictionof any civil court to try a person subject to this Act for an offence.
2
For the purposes of this section—
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Part II extended by Reserve Forces Act 1980 (c. 9), s. 142