(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), this Act binds the Crown.
(2) This Act shall not apply to proceedings under the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971, or to proceedings on appeal from any decision under that Act, except as expressly provided in that Act.
(3) Subject to section 4, this Act applies to offences committed before or after the commencement of this Act.
Compare: 1954 No 50 s 2(4)