1. This Order may be cited as the Armed Forces Act 2001 (Commencement No.1) Order 2001.

2. Subject to article 3 of this Order, the following provisions of the Armed Forces Act 2001 (“the Act”) shall come into force on 1st October 2001—

• section 34 so far as is necessary to bring into force Schedule 6 to the extent specified below;

• section 38 so far as is necessary to bring into force Schedule 7 to the extent specified below;

• Parts 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 6;

• Part 6 of Schedule 6, except paragraphs 41, 42, 50(1) (in so far as it relates to paragraph 50(2)), 50(2), 55, 56 and 59;

• Part 3 of Schedule 7;

(so far as not already in force) Part 7 of Schedule 7, except the repeal in section 12A(1) of the Naval Discipline Act 1957( 2 ) and the repeals in section 42 of the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968( 3 ).

3. —(1) Nothing in article 2 of this Order, in so far as it relates to Part 1 of Schedule 6 to the Act or to the repeal made by Part 7 of Schedule 7 to the Act in section 7(2) of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992( 4 ) (“the 1992 Act”) shall have effect where before 1st October 2001:

(a) an allegation has been made which would (apart from this paragraph) be within section 1(1) of the 1992 Act, or

(b) a person is accused of an offence which would (apart from this paragraph) be an offence to which that Act applies.

(2) Nothing in article 2 of this Order, in so far as it relates to paragraphs 37 and 38 of Schedule 6 to the Act, shall have effect in relation to any proceedings which are referred to in a subsection amended by either of those paragraphs and which commenced before 1st October 2001.