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The Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It came into force on 31 October 2009. It replaces the three separate Service Discipline Acts (the Army Act 1955 ( 3 & 4 Eliz. 2 .
The Armed Forces Act 2006 defines who is a civilian subject to service discipline. The main categories are: [1] civilians on board a military ship when afloat, or on board a military aircraft when in flight; civil servants working in support of the armed forces, when in a designated area (see below)
The military courts of the United Kingdom are governed by the Armed Forces Act 2006. [1] [2] [3] The system set up under the Act applies to all three armed services: the Royal Navy (RN) (including the Royal Marines), the British Army, and the Royal Air Force (RAF), and replaces the three parallel systems that were previously in existence.
An Act to continue the Armed Forces Act 2006; [g] to amend that Act and other enactments relating to the armed forces; to make provision about service in the reserve forces; to make provision about pardons for certain abolished service offences; to make provision about war pensions; and for connected purposes.
As part of the Armed Forces Act 2006, the separate prosecution authorities of HM Armed Forces were merged to form the tri-service Service Prosecuting Authority. On 1 January 2009, the individual authorities were placed under the leadership of one Director as the newly combined authority took effect.
Armed Forces Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to armed forces. In the United Kingdom, an Armed Forces Act must be passed every five years to enable the maintenance of a standing army , which would otherwise be illegal under the Bill of Rights 1689 .
The Universal National Service Act of 2003 (H.R. 163, S. 89) was a bill to resume the military draft in the United States, introduced in the 2003 session of the United States House of Representatives. The bill would have provided that, as early as June 2005, young men and women ages 18–26 could be called to service.
English: An Act to continue the Army Act 1955 and the Air Force Act 1955, to limit the duration of the Naval Discipline Act 1957, and to amend those Acts and other enactments relating to the armed forces.