Armed Forces Act 2011

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Armed Forces Act 2011
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act to continue the Armed Forces Act 2006 (AFA 2006); to amend that Act and other enactments relating to the armed forces and the Ministry of Defence Police; to amend the Visiting Forces Act 1952; to enable judge advocates to sit in civilian courts; to repeal the Naval Medical Compassionate Fund Act 1915; and for connected purposes.
Citation 2011 c. 18
Dates
Royal assent 3 Nov 2011
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes Naval Medical Compassionate Fund Act 1915
Relates to Armed Forces Act 2006
Status: Current legislation

The Armed Forces Act 2011 (c. 18) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

It part of a series of acts to provide a legislative framework for the UK Armed Forces. Apart from giving the armed forces the legal authority to exist for another five years (under the terms of the Declaration of Right), [1] its major elements are establishing a requirement for the Secretary of State for Defence to make an annual report to Parliament on the implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant, some revisions to the Armed Forces Act 2006, and provisions covering the three service police forces and the Ministry of Defence Police.

Ping-pong

StageDateHansard ReferenceNotes
Programme (No. 3) motion: House of Commons, and Commons Consideration of Lords' Amendments19 Oct 2011Columns 1008-1021 [2]
Lord's Consideration of Commons Reason26 Oct 2011Columns 856-863 [3]

Royal assent

The bill was given royal assent (and thus became an Act) on 3 November 2011. [4]

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ Taylor, p. 1
  2. ↑ "Hansard, 19 Oct 2010" (PDF). Parliament.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Hansard, 26 Oct 2011" (PDF). Parliament.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Bill stages — Armed Forces Act 2011". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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