Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)

Part 8 U.K. Sentencing Powers and Mandatory etc Sentences

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 8 applied (with modifications) (31.10.2009) by The Armed Forces (Court Martial) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/2041), art. 1, rule 128(2)

Chapter 5 U.K. Young Offenders: Custodial Sentences Available to Service Courts

Detention and training orders U.K.

215 Section 214: definitions etc U.K.

(1) [F1 Section 238(3) of the Sentencing Code] (treatment of concurrent and consecutive terms) applies for the purposes of the reference in section 214(1)(a) of this Act to the term of an order.

(2) Where the new offence (within the meaning of section 214) is found to have been committed over a period of two or more days, or at some time during a period of two or more days, it shall be taken for the purposes of that section to have been committed on the last of those days.

(3) In section 214 [F2 “youth detention accommodation”] has the meaning given by [F3 section 248 of the Sentencing Code].

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 215(1) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 25 para. 35(a) (with s. 416(7), Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

F2 Words in s. 215(3) substituted (1.11.2007) by Offender Management Act 2007 (c. 21), s. 41(1), Sch. 3 para. 17(3); S.I. 2007/3001, art. 2(1)(r)

F3 Words in s. 215(3) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 25 para. 35(b) (with s. 416(7), Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

Commencement Information

I1 S. 215 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)

I2 S. 215 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4