(1) This Act is the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act 2003.

(2) In this Act, the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971 is called “the principal Act”.

This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.

Schedule 4 of the principal Act is amended by—

• (a) omitting from the first item the words “Reduction in rank‡” where they appear in the second column, and substituting the words “Reduction in rank (this punishment may be imposed only on a petty officer who, at the time of the disposal of the charge, is on sea service)” ; and

• (b) revoking the note to the first item denoted by the symbol “‡”; and

• (c) omitting from the third item the words “Detention for a period not exceeding 60 days‡” where they appear in the second column, and substituting the words “Detention for a period not exceeding 60 days (this punishment may be imposed only on a rating of able rank or of lower rank in respect of an offence committed on sea service)”; and

• (d) revoking the note to the third item denoted by the symbol “‡”.