Armed Forces Act 2021 (c. 35)

Posthumous pardons U.K.

19 Posthumous pardons in relation to certain abolished service offences U.K.

(1) Section 164 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (posthumous pardons for convictions etc of certain abolished offences: England and Wales) is amended as follows.

F1 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) In subsection (8)—

(a) at the end of paragraph (b) omit “or”;

F2 (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d) after paragraph (c) insert—

“(d) the Army Discipline and Regulation Act 1879.”

(4) After subsection (9) insert—

“(10) In this section—

• “the Articles of War of 1749” means the Rules and Articles for the better government of His Majesty’s horse and foot guards (etc.), made under 23 Geo. 2 c. 4 (1749) (an Act for punishing mutiny and desertion; and for the better payment of the army and their quarters);

• “the Articles of War of 1876” means the Rules and Articles (etc.) for the better government of Her Majesty’s royal marine forces, made under the Marine Mutiny Act 1876;

• “enactment” includes an enactment contained in subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978);

• “relevant Articles of War” means Articles of War made under—

  (a)

  the Mutiny Act 1878,

  (b)

  the Marine Mutiny Act 1878, or

  (c)

  any Act previously in force corresponding to either of those Acts.”

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 19(2) omitted (13.6.2023) by virtue of Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32), ss. 195(15), 208(1) (with s. 195(14)); S.I. 2023/641, reg. 2(b)

F2 S. 19(3)(b)(c) omitted (13.6.2023) by virtue of Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32), ss. 195(15), 208(1) (with s. 195(14)); S.I. 2023/641, reg. 2(b)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 19 in force at 15.2.2022, see s. 24(3)