| Short Title: | Armed Forces Act 2011 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Long Title: | An Act to continue the Armed Forces Act 2006 (AFA 2006); to amend that Act and other enactments relating to the armed forces and the Ministry of Defence Police; to amend the Visiting Forces Act 1952; to enable judge advocates to sit in civilian courts; to repeal the Naval Medical Compassionate Fund Act 1915; and for connected purposes. |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Citation: | 2011 c. 18 |
| Royal Assent: | 3 Nov 2011 |
| Related Legislation: | Armed Forces Act 2006 |
| Replaces: | Naval Medical Compassionate Fund Act 1915 |
| Status: | Current |
The Armed Forces Act 2011 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It part of a series of Acts to provide a legislative framework for the UK Armed Forces. Apart from giving the armed forces the legal authority to exist for another five years (under the terms of the Declaration of Right),[1] its major elements are establishing a requirement for the Secretary of State for Defence to make an annual report to Parliament on the implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant, some revisions to the Armed Forces Act 2006, and provisions covering the three service police forces and the Ministry of Defence Police.
| Stage | Date | Hansard Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programme (No. 3) motion: House of Commons, and Commons Consideration of Lords' Amendments | 19 Oct 2011 | Columns 1008-1021[2] | |
| Lord's Consideration of Commons Reason | 26 Oct 2011 | Columns 856-863[3] | |
The Bill was given royal assent (and thus became an Act) on 3 November 2011.[4]