The Armed Forces Act 2001 (Commencement No.8) Order 2007
This Order brings into force section 21 of the Armed Forces Act 2001. Section 21 inserts new sections into the Army Act 1955 (c. 18), the Air Force Act 1955 (c. 19) and the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53). The new sections make provision equivalent to that provided for in the civilian system by sections 35 and 36 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33), for the Attorney General to refer a case to the Courts-Martial Appeal Court where he considers that a sentence passed on a person by a court-martial was unduly lenient. This power is only exercisable in relation to those offences where the corresponding civil offence would be triable only on indictment.