The Armed Forces Act 2001 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2006
This Order brings into force section 29 (and thereby Schedule 4) and section 30 of the Armed Forces Act 2001 (c.19). Section 29 simply gives effect to Schedule 4 to the 2001 Act . Schedule 4 brings into force amendments to the Army Act 1955(c.18), the Air Force Act 1955 (c.19) and the Naval Discipline Act 1957(c.53), which concern the circumstances in which a person may continue to be held in custody, and, where a person is released, the requirements which may be imposed on him in order to secure his attendance at any future hearing. The amendments make provision for when matters relating to custody shall be dealt with by a judicial officer or by the judge advocate in relation to a court-martial, and also when a person is released from custody after charge or during court-martial proceedings.