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The main Offences against military law in the United Kingdom are set out in the Armed Forces Act 2006. The offences fall into two main categories, discipline offences and criminal conduct offences. A second distinction is between those offences that can be dealt with by a Commanding Officer in a summary hearing, and those that can only be heard by the Court Martial. == Discipline offences == Discipline offences are those offences that can only be committed by members of the armed forces or, in a few cases, by a civilian subject to service discipline. The table below lists the principal discipline offences, and indicates for each offence: * whether it can be committed by a civilian subject to military discipline as well as a service person * whether a commanding officer can deal with the offence at a summary hearing〔Section 53 and Schedule 2 of the Armed Forces Act 2006〕 (though if the offender is a civilian subject to service discipline, it must be heard by the Service Civilian Court) * the maximum sentence available to a Court Martial trying the offence. The maximum punishment that a Commanding Officer hearing a charge summarily can impose is generally 28 days in service detention, or up to 90 days with the authority of a Major General or equivalent.〔Sections 132 to 139, and section 173 of the Armed Forces Act 2006〕 ''Note: Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 only applies to the sentences of 2.5 years or less.'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Offences against military law in the United Kingdom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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