Army Act 1955 (c. 18) - Statute Law Database

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Army Act 1955 (c. 18)
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		Part I Enlistment and Terms of Service
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13.

Postponement of discharge or transfer pending proceedings for offences.

— (1) Notwithstanding anything in this Part of this Act, a soldier of the regular forces shall not be entitledto be discharged or transferred to the reserve at a time when he has become liable, as a person subject tomilitary law, [F1 the M1 Naval Discipline Act 1957] or air-force law, to be proceeded against for an offence against any of the provisions of thisAct, [F1 the Naval Discipline Act 1957] or the M2 Air Force Act 1955:

Provided that if it is determined that the offence shall not be tried by court-martial this subsectionshall cease to apply.

(2) Notwithstanding anything in this Part of this Act, a soldier of the regular forces who is outside theUnited Kingdom and serving a sentence of imprisonment or detention awarded by a court-martial under thisAct, [F1 the M3 Naval Discipline Act 1957] or the M4 Air Force Act 1955, shall not be entitled to be discharged or transferredto the reserve during the currency of the sentence.

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F1	Words substituted by virtue of Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53), s. 137(2)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1	S. 13 extended by Reserve Forces Act 1980 (c. 9), s. 19(3)
Marginal Citations
M1	1957 c. 53.
M2	1955 c. 19.
M3	1957 c. 53.
M4	1955 c. 19.

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Attributes of: 13. Postponement of discharge or transfer pending proceedings for offences.
Version no	Start date	End date	Extent	Confers power	Blanket amendment
> 1	01/02/1991		E+W+S+N.I.	N	N

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