Amendments proposed to the Armed Forces Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Don Touhig

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*Clause     86,     page     40,     line     39,     leave out from 'offence"' to end of line and insert 'have the meanings given by section 84'.

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Mr Gerald Howarth
Robert Key
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Simon Burns

30

*Clause     116,     page     56,     line     45,     at end insert—

(a)	where a service policeman refers a case to the Director of Service Prosecutions ("the Director") in accordance with subsection (2), he shall immediately notify the person's commanding officer, setting out the basis for his submission to the Director.

(b)	where a case has been referred to the Director by the service policeman, the person's commanding officer may submit a report to the Director.'.

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Mr Don Touhig

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*Clause     142,     page     69,     line     14,     after 'of' insert 'or on the staff of'.

   

Mr Don Touhig

35

*Clause     142,     page     69,     line     17,     leave out 'Chaplaincy' and insert 'Chaplains''.

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Mr Don Touhig

36

*Clause     155,     page     75,     line     15,     after 'of' insert 'or on the staff of'.

   

Mr Don Touhig

37

*Clause     155,     page     75,     line     18,     leave out 'Chaplaincy' and insert 'Chaplains''.

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Mr Don Touhig

38

*Clause     162,     page     77,     line     37,     at end insert—

'(ga)

for appeals against any orders (including directions) of the court prohibiting or restricting the publication of any matter or excluding the public from any proceedings;'.

   

Mr Don Touhig

39

*Clause     162,     page     78,     line     25,     at end insert—

    '(8)   Rules made by virtue of paragraph (ga) of subsection (3) may confer jurisdiction on the Court Martial Appeal Court, and rules under section 49 of the Court Martial Appeals Act 1968 may make provision about the powers of that court in relation to appeals made by virtue of that paragraph.'.

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Mr Don Touhig

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*Schedule     3,     page     194,     line     27,     leave out 'and'.

   

Mr Don Touhig

55

*Schedule     3,     page     194,     line     28,     at end insert '; and—

(c)   he remained a civilian throughout the period between committing the offence and being sentenced.'.

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Mr Don Touhig

40

*Clause     164,     page     80,     line     19,     leave out 'subsection (1)' and insert 'this section'.

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Mr Don Touhig

56

*Schedule     8,     page     216,     line     17,     at end insert—

'34A

In section 33 (witnesses' expenses) after subsection (1) insert—

    "(1A)   Subsection (1) applies in relation to a registered medical practitioner who makes a written report to the Appeal Court in pursuance of a request made by the court as it applies in relation to a person who is called to give evidence at the instance of the court."'.

   

Mr Don Touhig

57

*Schedule     8,     page     216,     line     39,     at end insert—

'(j)	to give leave under section 14(4B) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 (leave to add grounds of appeal on reference by Criminal Cases Review Commission);".'.

   

Mr Don Touhig

58

*Schedule     8,     page     217,     line     40,     leave out from beginning to 'subsection' and insert—

'(1)	Section 48A (appeals on behalf of deceased persons) is amended as follows.

(2)	In subsection (1)(b) after "above" insert "or by a reference by the Criminal Cases Review Commission".

(3)

In'.

   

Mr Don Touhig

59

*Schedule     8,     page     217,     line     41,     at end insert—

'(4)	In subsection (4) at the beginning insert "Except in the case of an appeal begun by a reference by the Criminal Cases Review Commission,".'.

   

Mr Don Touhig

60

*Schedule     8,     page     218,     line     22,     at end insert—

'"the Judge Advocate General";'.

   

Mr Don Touhig

61

*Schedule     8,     page     218,     line     34,     leave out paragraph (e).

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Mr Don Touhig

41

*Clause     275,     page     137,     line     15,     leave out 'or'.

   

Mr Don Touhig

42

*Clause     275,     page     137,     line     17,     at end insert '; or

(c)	on a reference under section 12A of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995.'.

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Mr Don Touhig

43

*Clause     326,     page     163,     line     14,     leave out paragraph (k).

   

Mr Don Touhig

44

*Clause     326,     page     163,     line     18,     leave out subsection (4).

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Mr Don Touhig

45

*Clause     335,     page     168,     line     26,     leave out from 'other Act' to end of line 27.

   

Mr Don Touhig

46

*Clause     335,     page     168,     line     29,     leave out from 'other Act' to end of line 33.

   

Mr Don Touhig

47

*Clause     335,     page     168,     line     34,     leave out 'or relevant instrument' and insert 'under section (Pay, bounty and allowances)'.

   

Mr Don Touhig

48

*Clause     335,     page     169,     line     13,     leave out from 'may' to 'which' in line 14 and insert 'also be deducted from any bounty, allowance or grant'.

   

Mr Don Touhig

49

*Clause     335,     page     169,     line     16,     leave out subsection (7).

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Mr Don Touhig

62

*Schedule     12,     page     227,     line     12,     at end insert—

'Reserve Forces Act 1980 (c. 9)

A1

In section 10 of the Reserve Forces Act 1980 (call out for national danger) omit subsection (5).

A2

In section 11(2)(a) of that Act (call out for warlike operations), for "regular air force" substitute "Royal Air Force".

A3

In section 18(2) of that Act (permanent service call out of Army Reserve) omit paragraph (b).

A4

In section 19 of that Act (duration of Army Reserve permanent service)—

(a)   omit subsection (4);

(b)   in subsection (5) for "subsections (3) and (4) above" substitute "subsection (3)".

A5

In section 19A of that Act (postponement of discharge of members of Army Reserve during call out), for subsection (7) substitute—

    "(7)   In subsections (3) to (5)—
     "the competent military authority" means the Defence Council or any officer of a description prescribed by regulations of the Defence Council;
     "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations of the Defence Council."

A6

In section 21 of that Act (duration of Air Force Reserve permanent service)—

(a)   omit subsection (4);

(b)   in subsection (5) for "subsections (3) and (4) above" substitute "subsection (3)".

A7

In section 21A of that Act (postponement of discharge of members of Royal Air Force Reserve during call out), for subsection (7) substitute—

    "(7)   In subsections (3) to (5)—
     "the competent air force authority" means the Defence Council or any officer of a description prescribed by regulations of the Defence Council;
     "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations of the Defence Council."

A8

Omit section 24 of that Act (permanent service call out of Ulster Defence Regiment).

A9

Omit section 25 of that Act (emergency service call out of Ulster Defence Regiment).

A10

In section 26(2) of that Act (call out notices), omit paragraph (g).

A11

In section 30(2) of that Act (liability of naval and marine pensioners to recall), for "The enactments concerning" substitute "Provision made under section 328 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 that applies in relation to".

A12

(1)

Section 31 of that Act (liability of army and air force pensioners to recall) is amended as follows.

(2)	In subsection (6)—

(a)   in the definition of "service pension"—

(i)	for "regular forces" substitute "regular army";

(ii)	for "regular air force" substitute "Royal Air Force";

(b)   for the words from "and other expressions" to the end substitute—

     ""soldier" and "airman" include a warrant officer and a non-commissioned officer."

(3)	In subsection (7) for "those sections" substitute "this section and section 32".

A13

(1)

Section 32 of that Act (occasion for and period of recall under section 31) is amended as follows.

(2)	In subsection (3)—

(a)   in paragraph (a) for "regular forces or the regular air force" substitute "regular army or the Royal Air Force";

(b)   in paragraph (b) for the words from "section 2 of the Army" to "require" substitute "regulations under section 325 of the Armed Forces Act 2006".

(3)	In subsection (4)(a) for "as from which a person is recalled for" substitute "the person is accepted (by virtue of section 36) into".

(4)	For subsection (5) substitute—

    "(5)   No regulation under section 326 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 as to the term for which a person may be enlisted affects the operation of subsections (3) and (4) of this section."

A14

In section 34(3) of that Act (liability of certain former soldiers to recall)—

(a)   for "regular forces within the meaning of the Army Act 1955" substitute "regular army";

(b)   in paragraph (a) for "specified in the notice" substitute "he is accepted into service".

A15

In section 39(1)(a) of that Act (application of section 38) for "regular air force" substitute "Royal Air Force".

A16

Omit section 44 of that Act (requirement as to training of Ulster Defence Regiment).

A17

In section 48 of that Act (void enlistment in the regular forces)—

(a)   in the sidenote, for "regular forces" substitute "Royal Marines or regular army";

(b)   for "Her Majesty's regular forces" substitute "the Royal Marines or the regular army".

A18

Omit section 139 of that Act (enrolment etc of members of Ulster Defence Regiment).

A19

In section 140 of that Act (orders and regulations as to service in Ulster Defence Regiment)—

(a)   in the sidenote, for "acceptance and service" substitute "pensions and other grants";

(b)   for subsections (1) and (2) substitute—

    "(1)   The conditions as to pensions and other grants in respect of death or disablement arising out of service in the Ulster Defence Regiment shall be such as may be prescribed by orders or regulations.

    (1A)   The reference in subsection (1) to service in the Ulster Defence Regiment includes service in the regular army by a relevant person during the relevant period.

    (1B)   In subsection (1A)—

"regular army" has the meaning given by section 364 of the Armed Forces Act 2006;
"relevant person" means a person who, immediately before 1 July 1992, was a member of the Ulster Defence Regiment;
"relevant period", in relation to a relevant person, means the period beginning with 1 July 1992 and ending at the end of his term of service which was current on that date.";

(c)   in subsection (3)—

(i)	for "Part of this Act" substitute "section";

(ii)	in the words after paragraph (b) for "Part" substitute "section".

A20

Omit sections 141 to 144 of that Act (provisions relating to Ulster Defence Regiment).

A21

In section 145 of that Act (reinstatement in civil employment) omit subsection (2).

A22

In section 146 of that Act (protection of other civil interests) omit subsection (2).

A23

(1)

Section 156 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2)	In subsection (1)—

(a)   in the definition of "prescribed" after ""prescribed"" insert "(except in subsections (3) to (5) and (7) of sections 19A and 21A and in section 140)";

(b)   omit the definition of "regular air force";

(c)   for the definition of "regular army" substitute—

""the regular army" has the meaning given by section 364 of the Armed Forces Act 2006."

(3)	Omit subsection (2).

A24

(1)

Schedule 8 to that Act (saving and transitional provisions) is amended as follows.

(2)	Omit paragraph 5(3).

(3)	Omit paragraph 10.

(4)	In paragraph 16—

(a)   omit sub-paragraph (2);

(b)   omit sub-paragraph (5);

(c)   in sub-paragraph (9) for "regular forces or for the regular air force" substitute "regular army or for the Royal Air Force".

(5)	Omit paragraph 19.

Reserve Forces Act 1996 (c. 14)

A25

In section 2(2)(a) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 (membership of the reserve forces), for the words from "the Army Act 1955" to the end substitute "regulations made under section 328 of the Armed Forces Act 2006;".

A26

In section 4(1)(b) of that Act (orders and regulations concerning reserve forces), after "force" insert "(except pay, bounty and allowances)".

A27

Omit section 7 of that Act (provision with respect to pay, bounty and allowances).

A28

In section 13(7) of that Act (transfer of non-officers between reserve forces), for the words from "by or under" to the end substitute "under the Armed Forces Act 2006."'.

Prepared 16 Mar 2006