9-748: The Naval Discipline Act 1957 ( 5 & 6 Eliz. 2 . c. 53) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom governing discipline in the Royal Navy . It governed courts-martial and criminal penalties for crimes committed by officers and ratings of the Royal Navy. It was substantially replaced at the end of 2008 by the Armed Forces Act 2006 , which created a unified code of military law for all three British Armed Forces . The whole Naval Discipline Act
18-452: Is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3 c. 67", meaning the 67th act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of
27-592: The Judge Advocate of the Fleet , a civilian circuit judge . This United Kingdom military article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 5 %26 6 Eliz. 2 This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1956 . Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland . For acts passed up until 1707, see
36-466: The list of acts of the Parliament of England and the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland . For acts passed from 1707 to 1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain . See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland . For acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom, see the list of acts of the Scottish Parliament , the list of acts of
45-519: The Northern Ireland Assembly , and the list of acts and measures of Senedd Cymru ; see also the list of acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland . The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts passed before 1963 are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800
54-432: The Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3". Acts passed from 1963 onwards are simply cited by calendar year and chapter number. Continuing the first session of the 41st Parliament of the United Kingdom , which met from 7 June 1955 until 5 November 1956. The second session of the 41st Parliament of the United Kingdom , which met from 6 November 1956 until 1 November 1957. 41st Parliament of
63-536: The United Kingdom This is a list of members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom at the 1955 general election , held on 26 May 1955. A total of 630 MPs were elected. Notable newcomers to the House of Commons included William Whitelaw and Geoffrey Rippon . These representative diagrams show the composition of the parties in the 1955 general election. [REDACTED] Note: This
72-481: The parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights . The committee found that the appointment of serving naval officers as Judge Advocates , and their appointment by the Chief Naval Judge Advocate (also a serving officer), undermined the independence and impartiality of courts martial, thereby contravening human rights legislation. The order instructed that all judge advocates should be appointed solely by
81-498: Was repealed in October 2009. The Armed Forces Act 1981 amended certain aspects of the Act; most notably, it abolished the death penalty for the crime of espionage for the enemy on ships or in naval establishments. The Human Rights Act 1998 abolished the death penalty for all other capital crimes under the Act. In 2004, courts martial in the Royal Navy were reformed by an order issued by
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