Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981

Trials by court-martial.

9

9. F26[(1) This Act applies, with the necessary modifications, to the trial by court-martial of an applicable offence.]

(2) In particular—

F26[(a) for the references to a judge in section 3, 7 or 8 there shall be substituted references to a military judge, and

(aa) in section 8(8) for the reference to the Director of Public Prosecutions there shall be substituted a reference to the Director.]

(b) F27[]

F28[(3) In this section, "court-martial", "Director" (other than in the reference to the Director of Public Prosecutions) and "military judge" have the same meanings as they have in the Defence Act 1954.]

Annotations

Amendments:

F26

Substituted (31.08.2024) by Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Act 2024 (28/2024), s. 12(a), (b)(i), (ii), S.I. No. 391 of 2024.

F27

Deleted (31.08.2024) by Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Act 2024 (28/2024), s. 12(b)(iii), S.I. No. 391 of 2024.

F28

Inserted (31.08.2024) by Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Act 2024 (28/2024), s. 12(c), S.I. No. 391 of 2024.

Editorial Notes:

E16

Previous affecting provision: para. (aa) inserted (18.01.1991) by Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990 (32/1990), s. 15, commenced as per s. 22(3); substituted (31.08.2024) as per F-note above.

E17

Previous affecting provision: subs. (1) amended (18.01.1991) by Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990 (32/1990), s. 17(1), commenced as per s. 22(3); substituted (31.08.2024) as per F-note above.