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NATIONAL DEFENCE ACT
SHORT TITLE
INTERPRETATION
PART I: DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE
Establishment of the Department
Minister
Deputy Minister
Judge Advocate General
Materiel
Regulations
PART II: THE CANADIAN FORCES
Constitution
Units and Other Elements
Chief of the Defence Staff
Powers of Command
Enrolment
Attachment and Secondment
Promotion
Grievances
Canadian Forces Grievance Board
Release
Active Service
Service
Limitation on Deployment
Pay and Allowances
Supply and Issue of Materiel
Public Property
Non-public Property
Service Estates
Presumption of Death
Personal Effects of Absentees
Boards of Inquiry
Cadet Organizations
Educational Institutions
Service Associations
Exercise of Authority
Notification of Orders
Validity of Documents
PART III: CODE OF SERVICE DISCIPLINE
DIVISION 1: DISCIPLINARY JURISDICTION OF THE CANADIAN FORCES
DIVISION 2: SERVICE OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENTS
DIVISION 3: ARREST AND PRE-TRIAL CUSTODY
DIVISION 4: COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS
DIVISION 5: SUMMARY TRIALS
DIVISION 6: TRIAL BY COURT MARTIAL
DIVISION 6.1: FORENSIC DNA ANALYSIS
DIVISION 6.2: IDENTIFICATION OF ACCUSED PERSONS AND OFFENDERS
DIVISION 7: MENTAL DISORDER
DIVISION 8: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO IMPRISONMENT AND DETENTION
DIVISION 9: APPEALS
DIVISION 10: RELEASE PENDING APPEAL
DIVISION 11: REVIEW
DIVISION 12: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
PART IV: COMPLAINTS ABOUT OR BY MILITARY POLICE
Interpretation
DIVISION 1: MILITARY POLICE COMPLAINTS COMMISSION
DIVISION 2: COMPLAINTS
DIVISION 3: INVESTIGATIONS AND HEARINGS BY COMPLAINTS COMMISSION
DIVISION 4: REVIEW AND FINAL REPORT
PART V: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS HAVING GENERAL APPLICATION
Oaths
Witness Fees and Allowances
Disposal by Civil Authorities of Deserters and Absentees without Leave
Certificate of Civil Courts
Duties respecting Incarceration
Manoeuvres
Exemption from Tolls
Ships in Convoy
Salvage
Limitation of Civil Liabilities
Compensation
Dependants
Jurisdiction of Civil Courts
Inspections
Searches
Public Service
PART V.1: COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY ESTABLISHMENT
PART VI: AID OF THE CIVIL POWER
PART VII: OFFENCES TRIABLE BY CIVIL COURTS
Application
Offences
SCHEDULE
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Canadian Forces Grievance Board Rules of Procedure (Review of a Grievance by Way of a Hearing)
Civilian Crews on Auxiliary Vessels Direction
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Court Martial Appeal Court Rules
Defence Controlled Access Area Regulations
Estates Regulations
Inspection and Search Defence Regulations
Military Police Professional Code of Conduct
Military Rules of Evidence
Order No. 2 Placing Members of the Canadian Forces on Active Service (Somalia)
Order Placing Members of the Canadian Force on Active Service (Western Sahara)
Order Placing Members of the Canadian Forces on Active Service (Arabian Peninsula)
Order Placing Members of the Canadian Forces on Active Service (Cambodia)
Order Placing Members of the Canadian Forces on Active Service (Iran-Iraq)
Order Placing Members of the Canadian Forces on Active Service (ONUCA -- Central America)
Order Placing Members of the Canadian Forces on Active Service (Somalia)
Order Placing Members of the Canadian Forces on Active Service (UNTAG-Namibia)
Order Placing Members of the Canadian Forces on Active Service (Yugoslavia)
Order Placing Members of the Canadian Forces on Active Service for the Purpose of Fulfilling Canada's Obligations Under the North Atlantic Treaty
Reserve Forces Training Leave Regulations
Rules of Procedure for Hearings Before the Military Police Complaints Commission
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