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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Armed Forces (Alignment of Service Discipline Acts) Order 2008 No. 1694
13.—(1) This paragraph applies where—
(a)an order has been made under section 120A of either of the 1955 Acts or section 89A of the 1957 Act (postponement of sentence) in relation to a sentence; and
(b)the sentence has not had or (in the case of an order under subsection (2)(b) of the relevant section) resumed effect.
(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), the sentence shall have or resume effect (as the case may be) at the end of the period specified in the order.
(3) If the period specified in the order has been extended for a further period under subsection (4) of the relevant section, the sentence shall have or resume effect (as the case may be) at the end of that further period.
(4) In this paragraph “the relevant section” means the section under which the order was made.
(5) This paragraph is without prejudice to section 118(1) of each of the 1955 Acts and section 85(1) of the 1957 Act (commencement of sentence of imprisonment or detention).
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