3 Restriction, as respects certain offences, of trial by United Kingdom courts of offenders connected with visiting force
Visiting Forces Act 1952 (1952 c 67) | Legislation

3  Restriction, as respects certain offences, of trial by United Kingdom courts of offenders connected with visiting force

(1)     Subject to the provisions of this section, a person charged with an offence against United Kingdom law shall not be liable to be tried for that offence by a United Kingdom court if at the time when the offence is alleged to have been committed he was a member of a visiting force or a member of a civilian component of such a force and—

(a)     the alleged offence, if committed by him, arose out of and in the course of his duty as a member of that force or component, as the case may be; or

(b)     the alleged offence is an offence against the person, and the person or, if more than one, each of the persons in relation to whom it is alleged to have been committed had at the time thereof a relevant association either with that force or with another visiting force of the same country; or

(c)     the alleged offence is an offence against property, and the whole of the property in relation to which it is alleged to have been committed (or, in a case where

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