MDP Act

Question 1

What are the defences core capabilities?

Answer 1

• Armed Nuclear Security
• Territorial Security & Policing
• Intelligence Gathering & Analysis to support MDP Resources
• Prevention, Investigation and Detection of Fraud, Corruption & the Theft or Criminal Damage to Key Defence Equipment & Assets

Question 2

Section 5 MDP Act 1987?

Answer 2

Provides the offences of impersonating an MOD Police Officer by either statement, act, wearing/possession of uniform/article of uniform.

Question 3

Section 6 MDP Act 1987?

Answer 3

Creates an offence of causing disaffection amongst members of the MOD Police Force.

Question 4

Crimes to be reported to an outside force?

Answer 4

• Domestic Housebreaking
• Serious Offences
• Sexual Offences
• Sudden Death
• Terrorism

Question 5

Section 2 (2) MDP Act 1987?
“Jurisdiction”

Answer 5

Defines certain places where MDP Officers have the powers of constables, which are LAND, VEHICLES, VESSELS, AIRCRAFTS & HOVERCRAFT in possession, under the control of or used for the purposes of:
- THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE
- THE DEFENCE COUNCIL
- AN HQ OR DEFENCE ORGANISATION
- THE SERVICE AUTHORITIES OF A VISITING FORCE

**MDP also have the powers/privileges of constable in any places in the UK to which subsection (2) for the time being does not apply. **

Question 6

Section 2 (3) MDP Act 1987?
“When else would the MDP have the powers of constable outside of these areas?”

Answer 6

1) If they have been requested by a constable of the police force for any area (e.g. PSNI, BTP or CNC) to assist them in the execution of their duties in relation to a particular incident, investigation or operation.
2) There are persons whom they suspect on reasonable grounds of having committed, being in the course of committing/about to commit an offence.
3) In order to save life or to prevent/minimise personal injury.
This section only applies if a constable is in uniform or has documentary evidence they are members of the MOD Police

Question 7

Visiting Forces Act 1952?

Answer 7

In layman’s terms:
“An Act to make provision with respect to naval, military and air forces of certain other countries visiting the United Kingdom, and to provide for the apprehension and disposal of deserters or absentees without leave in the United Kingdom from the forces of such countries”
(1) - The service courts and authorities to which this section applies may within the UK, or on board any of HM’s Ships/Aircraft exercise over persons subject to their jurisdiction in accordance with this section all such powers as are exercisable by them according to the law of that country.
(2) - The persons subject to the jurisdiction of the service courts & authorities of a country in accordance with this section are the following, that is to say:

(A) Members of any visiting force of that country, and…
(B) All other persons who, being neither citizen of the UK/colonies nor ordinarily resident in the UK, are for the time being subject to the service law of that country otherwise than us members of that country’s forces:

(Provided that for the purposes of this subsection that a person shall not be treated as a member of a visiting force of a country if he became (or last became) a member of that country’s forces at a time when he was in the UK, unless it is shown that he became a member of those forces with his consent).