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Armed Forces Act 2011
The Armed Forces Act 2011 is an Act of Parliament, Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It part of a series of Acts to provide a legislative framework for the UK Armed Forces. Apart from giving the armed forces the legal authority to exist for another five years, its major elements are establishing a requirement for the Secretary of State for Defence to make an annual report to Parliament on the implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant, some revisions to the Armed Forces Act 2006, and provisions covering the three service police forces and the Ministry of Defence Police. Ping-pong Royal Assent The Bill was given Royal Assent (and thus became an Act) on 3 November 2011. Further reading *House of Commons Hansard, http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/commons/ *Murrison, Andrew (2011) 'Tommy This 'an Tommy That: The Military Covenant' Biteback. *Taylor, Claire; House of Commons Research Paper 10/85 'Armed Forces Bill', Bill 122 of 2010–11. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armed Forces Act 2006
The Armed Forces Act 2006 (c 52) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It came into force on 31 October 2006. It replaces the three separate Service Discipline Acts (the Army Act 1955, the Air Force Act 1955 and the Naval Discipline Act 1957) as the system of military justice under which the British Armed Forces operate. The Armed Forces Act harmonizes service law between the three armed services. One motivating factor behind the changes in the legislation combining discipline acts across the armed forces is the trend towards tri-service operations and defence organizations. The Act also granted a symbolic pardon to soldiers controversially executed for cowardice and other offences during the World War I. Key changes Key areas of change include: * Summary Discipline: Summary hearing and the role of the Commanding Officer is retained at the heart of Service discipline and is the mechanism by which most offences are dealt. Summary offences and powers are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |