Moved by
Lord Falconer of Thoroton
18: After Clause 7, insert the following new Clause—
“Time limit for commencing proceedings for minor offences
After section 60 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 insert—
“60A Time limit for minor offences
(1) A person may not be charged in respect of a minor offence carried out in the course of overseas operations after the end of six months beginning with the day on which the offence is alleged to have been committed.
(2) In this section—
“minor offence” means—
(a) any offence committed by a member of a regular or reserve force which would be in the jurisdiction of the Service Civilian Court if committed by a civilian;
(b) any offence capable of being dealt with at a summary hearing under section 53 or 54;
“overseas operations” has the meaning given in section 1(6) of the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021.””