2005 No. 1535
DEFENCE
The Courts-Martial (Amendment) Rules 2005
Made 8 June 2005
Laid before Parliament 10 June 2005
Coming into force 1 July 2005

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 103 of the Army Act 1955, section 103 of the Air Force Act 1955, section 58 of the Naval Discipline Act 1957, and sections 111 and 132 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, hereby makes the following Rules:
1955 c. 18.
1955 c. 19.
1957 c. 53.
2003 c. 44: by virtue of section 113 of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to, the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”), section 111 has effect as if, in its subsection (7), the definition of “rules of court” included rules regulating the practice and procedure of service courts. By virtue of section 135 of, and paragraph 2(6) of Schedule 7 to, the 2003 Act, section 132 is modified so that in its subsection (10), the definition of “rules of court” includes rules regulating the practice and procedure of service courts. By virtue of paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 and paragraph 8 of Schedule 7, “service court” includes a court-martial and “court-martial” means a court-martial constituted under the Army Act 1955, the Air Force Act 1955 or the Naval Discipline Act 1957.