Armed Forces Act 2021 overview
Armed Forces Act 2021 — full text by section
Consolidated text as published on legislation.gov.uk, snapshot 2026-08-24. Read the Act on legislation.gov.uk
27 sections. Default extent: E+W+S+N.I..
- s.1Duration of Armed Forces Act 2006
- s.2Constitution of the Court Martial
- s.3Nomination of Circuit judge to sit as judge advocate
- s.4Summary hearings: power to rectify mistakes etc
- s.5The Summary Appeal Court: power to rectify mistakes
- s.6The Service Civilian Court: power to rectify mistakes
- s.7Concurrent jurisdiction
- s.8Armed forces covenant
- s.9Reserve forces: flexibility of commitments
- s.10Service complaints appeals
- s.11Service police: complaints, misconduct etc
- s.12Framework for establishment of tri-service serious crime unit
- s.13Power of commanding officer to award service detention: Royal Marines
- s.14Deprivation orders
- s.15Driving disqualification
- s.16Deprivation and driving disqualification orders: minor and consequential amendments
- s.17Removal of requirement to take into account offences in member States
- s.18Rehabilitation periods: England and Wales(E+W)
- s.19Posthumous pardons in relation to certain abolished service offences
- s.20Power of British overseas territories to apply AFA 2006 etc
- s.21Time limit for appeals in respect of war pensions: Scotland and Northern Ireland
- s.22Minor amendments
- s.23Meaning of “AFA 2006”
- s.24Commencement and transitional provision
- s.25Extent in the United Kingdom
- s.26Extent in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man and British overseas territories
- s.27Short title