Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill (HL Bill 189)

Contents

1. Part 1

   Restrictions on prosecution for certain offences

   1. Presumption against prosecution

      1. 1.Prosecutorial decision regarding alleged conduct during overseas operations

      2. 2.Presumption against prosecution

      3. 3.Matters to be given particular weight

      4. 4.Section : supplementary

   2. Consent to prosecution

      1. 5.Requirement of consent to prosecute

   3. General

      1. 6.“Relevant offence”

      2. 7.General interpretation etc

      3. 8.Investigation of allegations related to overseas operations

2. Part 2

   Overseas operations: limitation periods and human rights

   1. Limitation

      1. 9.Restrictions on time limits to bring actions: England and Wales

      2. 10.Restrictions on time limits to bring actions: Scotland

      3. 11.Restrictions on time limits to bring actions: Northern Ireland

      4. 12.Court’s discretion to extend time in certain Human Rights Act proceedings

   2. Service personnel

      1. 13.Restrictions on time limits: actions brought against the Crown by service personnel

      2. 14.Duty of care to service personnel

3. Part 3

   General

   1. 15.Power to make consequential provision

   2. 16.Extent

   3. 17.Commencement and application

   4. 18.Short title

4. 1. Schedule 1

      Excluded offences for the purposes of section 6

      1. Part 1

         Criminal conduct etc under armed forces legislation

      2. Part 2

         International Criminal Court Act 2001

      3. Part 3

         International Criminal Court (Scotland) Act 2001

      4. Part 4

         Provisions extending jurisdiction in respect of certain sexual offences

   2. Schedule 2

      Limitation periods: England and Wales

      1. Part 1

         Court’s discretion to disapply time limits

      2. Part 2

         Restriction of foreign limitation law

   3. Schedule 3

      Limitation periods: Scotland

      1. Part 1

         Court’s power to override time-limits

      2. Part 2

         Restriction of foreign limitation law

   4. Schedule 4

      Limitation periods: Northern Ireland

      1. Part 1

         Court’s discretion to disapply time limits

      2. Part 2

         Restriction of foreign limitation law