On 19 July 2010, peers approved regulations enabling the 2006 Armed Forces Act to be in force for an additional year.

The act created a single system of service law applicable to the army, navy and air force, and updated the list of service offences.

The order has been renewed each year, but the coalition government's Defence Spokesman Lord Wallace of Saltaire explained that the order will soon be replaced by a new, "rather more important, Armed Forces Act".

Lord Wallace said the legislation is being prepared and will be introduced to the House of Lords in the later stages of this parliamentary session.

Opposition spokesman, Lord Tunnicliffe spoke in support of the order: "The Act is working well and I am delighted to support this order, which maintains our armed forces for a further year".

The order applies to the UK, the Isle of Man and British overseas territories.