51 Jurisdiction of the Service Civilian Court
Armed Forces Act 2006 (2006 c 52) | Legislation

Service Civilian Court

51  Jurisdiction of the Service Civilian Court

(1)     The Service Civilian Court has jurisdiction to try any service offence committed outside the British Islands by a civilian, except an offence within subsection (3) or an offence in relation to which subsection (6) applies.

(2)     For the purposes of subsection (1) an offence is committed by a civilian if it is committed by a person who, at the time when it is committed, is a civilian subject to service discipline.

(3)     The offences within this subsection are—

(a)     an indictable-only offence

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