Citation, interpretation and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Armed Forces Act 2016 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2024.

(2) In these Regulations, “ the Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2016.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the British overseas territories (except Gibraltar).

Commencement of sections 7 to 12 of the Act

2.—(1) Sections 7 (immunity from prosecution), 8 (undertakings as to use of evidence), 9 (reduction in sentence) and 12 (supplementary provision) of the Act come into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made.

(2) Sections 10 (review of sentence following offer of assistance) and 11 (review of sentence following failure to assist) of the Act come into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made, in so far as they are not already in force.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

This is the fifth set of commencement regulations made under the Armed Forces Act 2016 (c. 21)(“ the Act”). They bring sections 7 to 9 and 12 of the Act into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made.

The Armed Forces Act 2016 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2024 ( S.I. 2024/562) brought sections 10 and 11 of the Act into force on 17th April 2024, for the purpose of making subordinate legislation only. These Regulations bring sections 10 and 11 fully into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT Regulations

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Armed Forces Act 2016 have been brought into force by commencement Regulations made before the date of these Regulations.