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Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971

3: Special provisions relating to the interpretation, etc, of Part 2

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"Rules to help understand and apply Part 2 of the Armed Forces Discipline Act"

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When you break the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971, you are committing an offence. The rules from the Crimes Act 1961 and the Sentencing Act 2002 apply to you. You can find these rules at the Crimes Act 1961 and the Sentencing Act 2002. Some specific rules from the Sentencing Act 2002 apply to you, such as section 6 and sections 102 to 104. These rules are about how you are sentenced if you are found guilty. You can find more information about these rules at the Sentencing Act 2002.

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3Special provisions relating to the interpretation, etc, of Part 2

  1. All the provisions of Part 3 of the Crimes Act 1961, so far as they are applicable and with any necessary modifications, shall apply in respect of every offence against this Act as if it were a crime within the meaning of section 2 of that Act.

  2. The following provisions of the Sentencing Act 2002 apply to proceedings under this Act and to proceedings on appeal from any decision under this Act:

  3. section 6 (which provides that penal enactments are not to have retrospective effect to the disadvantage of an offender):
    1. sections 102 to 104 (which relate to the sentencing of offenders convicted of murder).

      1. Repealed
      Notes
      • Section 3(1A): substituted, on , by section 5(1) of the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act (No 2) 2007 (2007 No 98).
      • Section 3(2): repealed, on , by section 4 of the Military Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (2018 No 36).