The Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968 (c. 20) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to appeals from courts-martial in the United Kingdom.
Provisions Repealed enactments Section 60 of the act repealed 10 enactments, listed in schedule 6 to the act. +Enactments repealed by section 60CitationShort titleExtent of repeal14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 46Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951Part I (that is to say, sections 1 to 27).3 & 4 Eliz. 2. c. 20Revision of the Army and Air Force Acts (Transitional Provisions) Act 1955In Schedule 2, paragraph 15(2) to (5).5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 52Geneva Conventions Act 1957Section 4(3).5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 53Naval Discipline Act 1957In Schedule 5, the entry relating to the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951.8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 65Administration of Justice Act 1960Section 10; in section 20(2) the words from the beginning to "such appeals"; Schedule 1 and so much of Schedule 3 as amends the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951.9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 52Army and Air Force Act 1961In Schedule 2, the entry relating to the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951.1964 c. 43Criminal Appeal Act 1964Section 4; section 6(3) and, in section 6(5) the words "except so far as it relates to appeals from and retrials by courts-martial"; Schedule 1; and so much of Schedule 2 as amends the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951.1964 c. 84Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964In section 7, the references to the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951 and Part III of Schedule 2 to the Act; and Part III of that Schedule.1966 c. 31Criminal Appeal Act 1966Section 9(1); in section 12(2) the definition of "the 1951 Act"; section 12(4); in section 12(7) the words "appeals from, and"; and Part I of Schedule 1.1967 c. 80Criminal Justice Act 1967In Schedule 4, paragraphs 16 to 19, 31, 32 and 40.
Subsequent developments The Armed Forces Act 2006 made extensive amendments to the act, including substituting the heading of Part I (renamed "The Court Martial Appeal Court") and the heading of Part II (renamed "Appeals from the Court Martial"), reflecting the establishment of the Court Martial as a permanent standing court. Section 61(1) was also amended to provide that the act may be cited as the Court Martial Appeals Act 1968.
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