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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