The Armed Forces (Summary Appeal Court) Rules 2009

Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 1211

Defence

The Armed Forces (Summary Appeal Court) Rules 2009

Made

7th May 2009

Laid before Parliament

14th May 2009

Coming into force

31st October 2009

The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 111, 113, 132 and 135 of, paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to, and paragraph 2(6) of Schedule 7 to, the Criminal Justice Act 2003(1), and sections 142(2), 144(4), 145, 147(4) and 151 of the Armed Forces Act 2006(2) makes the following Rules:

(1)

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” includes 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 (as amended by paragraph 234(4) and paragraph 235(6) of Schedule 16 to the Armed Forces Act 2006), “service court” includes the Summary Appeal Court.

(2)

2006 c. 52.