99 Authorisation by commanding officer of custody without charge
Armed Forces Act 2006 (2006 c 52) | Legislation

99  Authorisation by commanding officer of custody without charge

(1)     Where a person is arrested under section 67—

(a)     the arrest, and

(b)     any grounds on which he is being kept in service custody without being charged with a service offence,

must be reported as soon as practicable to his commanding officer.

(2)     Until such a report is made, the person may be kept in service custody without being charged with a service offence, but only if the person who made the arrest has reasonable grounds for believing that keeping him in service custody without being charged is necessary—

(a)     to secure or preserve evidence

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