Armed Forces Act

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The Armed Forces Act is a key piece of UK legislation that governs the organization, discipline, and legal framework of the British Armed Forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
UK primary legislation ⓘ
appliesTo British Armed Forces ⓘ
British Army ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
basedOn constitutional requirement that the armed forces be authorized by Parliament ⓘ
contains provisions on application of service law outside the UK ⓘ
provisions on arrest and custody of service personnel ⓘ
provisions on courts martial ⓘ
provisions on delegation of powers within the chain of command ⓘ
provisions on offences specific to military service ⓘ
provisions on reserve forces liability ⓘ
provisions on service complaints and redress of grievances ⓘ
provisions on service police forces ⓘ
provisions on summary hearings by commanding officers ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
governs court martial procedures ⓘ
discipline in the British Armed Forces ⓘ
enlistment and terms of service ⓘ
military discipline offences ⓘ
military justice system for UK armed forces ⓘ
organization of the British Armed Forces ⓘ
powers of commanding officers ⓘ
reserve forces arrangements ⓘ
service complaints procedures ⓘ
service law for UK armed forces personnel ⓘ
service police powers ⓘ
hasEffectOn command and control structures in the armed forces ⓘ
disciplinary procedures for UK service personnel ⓘ
rights and obligations of UK service personnel ⓘ
hasPurpose to define the jurisdiction of service courts ⓘ
to maintain discipline in the armed forces ⓘ
to provide a comprehensive legal framework for the UK armed forces ⓘ
to regulate the organization of the armed forces ⓘ
jurisdiction certain civilians subject to service discipline ⓘ
members of the UK armed forces wherever they are serving ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalDomain defence law ⓘ
military law ⓘ
legalStatus in force, subject to periodic renewal and amendment ⓘ
relatedTo Armed Forces Covenant ⓘ
Defence Council of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Human Rights Act 1998 ⓘ
replaces earlier separate service discipline acts ⓘ
requires periodic renewal by Parliament ⓘ
subjectTo judicial interpretation by UK courts ⓘ

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British Armed Forces → legalBasis → Armed Forces Act ⓘ
Indian Armed Forces → legalBasis → Armed Forces Act of India ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
Royal Navy officers → subjectTo → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
British Articles of War → relatedTo → British Army Act ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
Royal Air Force personnel → governingLaw → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
Provost Branch → usesLegalFramework → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
Royal Military Police → authority → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
UK Reserve Forces → legalFramework → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
British Army officers → legalFramework → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
Armed Forces Covenant → hasLegalFramework → Armed Forces Act 2011 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
Armed Forces Covenant → hasLegalFramework → Armed Forces Act 2021 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
Policing and Crime Act 2017 → amends → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
General Police Duties companies → follows → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
British Army military justice system → basedOn → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
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British Army military justice system → governedBy → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
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British Army military justice system → reformedBy → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
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British Army military justice system → reformedBy → Armed Forces Act 2011 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
British Army military justice system → reformedBy → Armed Forces Act 2016 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
Service police of the United Kingdom → legalBasis → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
Royal Naval Reserve → governedBy → Armed Forces Act (United Kingdom) ⓘ
subject linked to: RNR
linked to: Armed Forces Act
Queen's Regulations for the Royal Navy → relatedTo → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
Volunteer Reserves → legalBasis → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
Regular Reserve → legalBasis → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
United Kingdom military law → basedOn → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
United Kingdom military law → reformedBy → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
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Ministry of Defence Police → legalBasis → Armed Forces Act 2011 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
United Kingdom defence establishment → regulatedBy → Armed Forces Act (United Kingdom) ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
United Kingdom defence legislation → includes → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
United Kingdom defence legislation → includes → Armed Forces Act 2011 ⓘ
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United Kingdom defence legislation → includes → Armed Forces Act 2016 ⓘ
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United Kingdom defence legislation → includes → Armed Forces Act 2021 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
United Kingdom defence legislation → includes → Armed Forces (Court Martial) Act 2007 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
United Kingdom defence legislation → includes → Armed Forces (Discipline) Acts (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
Royal Navy Police → legalBasis → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
Chief of the Air Staff (Nigeria) → legalBasis → Armed Forces Act of Nigeria ⓘ
subject linked to: Chief of the Air Staff
linked to: Armed Forces Act
Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968 → relatedTo → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
Chief of Defence Staff (Nigeria) → legalBasis → Armed Forces Act (Nigeria) ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
Army Act 1955 → wasConsolidatedBy → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
Army Act 1955 → wasSupersededBy → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
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Service Police → legalBasis → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
Service Prosecuting Authority → legalBasis → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
Military Court Service → governedBy → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
Court Martial Appeal Court → appliesLaw → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act
Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces → legalBasis → Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act