Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)

First Group of Parts Discipline

Part 8 Sentencing Powers and Mandatory etc Sentences

Chapter 6 Mandatory etc Custodial Sentences for Certain Offences

Mandatory sentences

217 Mandatory life imprisonment

(1) This section applies if a person is convicted by the Court Martial of an offence under section 42 (criminal conduct) and the corresponding offence under the law of England and Wales is under that law—

(a) murder; or

(b) any other offence the sentence for which is fixed by law as imprisonment for life.

(2) The court must sentence him to imprisonment for life unless he is liable to be detained under section 218 (offences committed when offender aged under 18).