HC Deb 25 June 1971 vol 819 c359W
Miss Devlin

asked the Minister of State for Defence to what extent members of Her Majesty's Forces in Northern Ireland have been accorded the status of civil authority under the provisions of the Special Powers Acts there in force; on what occasions and by what persons; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. G. Johnson Smith

Members of Her Majesty's Armed Forces do not act as the civil authority under the provisions of the Civil Authorities (Special Powers) Act (Northern Ireland), 1922.

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