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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 main Offences against military law in the United Kingdom are set out in the Armed Forces Act 2006. [1] The offences fall into two main categories, discipline offences and criminal conduct offences.
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)
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 .
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.
The Armed Forces Act 2006 completed the harmonisation of service law, and took full effect on 1 November 2009. Guidance about its application and related matters are provided in the Manual of Service Law. [24]
In the British Armed Forces the offence is covered by section 19 of the Armed Forces Act 2006, which applies to all branches.The offence is categorised as an offence of "neglect of duty and misconduct" and the covers "an act that is prejudicial to good order and service discipline" or causing the same through omission.
Armed Forces Act 2006; Armed Forces Act 2011; Armed Forces Discipline Act 2000; Army Legal Services Branch; Articles of War; B. Biological Weapons Act 1974; C.