SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 25Amendments to armed forces legislation

Part 2Armed Forces Act 2006

Restrictions on imposing community punishment

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Section 270 (community punishments: general restrictions etc.) is amended as follows.

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After subsection (6) insert—

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The fact that by virtue of any provision of this section—

a

a community punishment may be awarded in respect of an offence, or

b

particular restrictions on liberty may be imposed by a community punishment,

does not require a court to award such a punishment or to impose those restrictions.

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