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First Group of PartsDiscipline

Part 8Sentencing Powers and Mandatory etc Sentences

Chapter 1Definition etc of Certain Sentences

Service community orders (civilians and dismissed servicemen only)
178Service community orders

(1)A service community order is an order—

(a)imposing on the offender one or more of the requirements mentioned in section 177(1) of the 2003 Act (community orders under that Act); and

(b)specifying the local justice area in England and Wales, or (as the case may be) the locality in Scotland or the petty sessions district in Northern Ireland, where the offender resides or will reside.

(2)The power to include in the order one or more of the requirements mentioned in section 177(1) of the 2003 Act is subject to—

(a)any restriction that section 177(1) imposes in relation to a particular requirement;

(b)the provisions of the 2003 Act mentioned in the paragraphs of section 177(2) of that Act; and

(c)section 218 of that Act.

(3)In the following provisions of the 2003 Act “community order” includes a service community order under this Act—

(4)In those provisions in their application in relation to a service community order under this Act, “court” includes a relevant service court.

(5)The following provisions of the 2003 Act do not apply in relation to a service community order under this Act—

(6)For the purposes of this section each of the following is a relevant service court—

(a)the Court Martial;

(b)the Service Civilian Court;

(c)the Court Martial Appeal Court;

(d)the Supreme Court on an appeal brought from the Court Martial Appeal Court.