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 4 U.K. Imprisonment for Term of [F1 two years or less]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Pt. 8 Ch. 4 heading substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 25 para. 17 (with s. 416(7), Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

Suspended sentences of imprisonment U.K.

[F2 200 Suspended sentence orders U.K.

(1) In the following provisions of the Sentencing Code, “court” includes a relevant service court—

(a) section 264 (suspended sentence order for offender under 21: availability);

(b) section 277 (suspended sentence order for person aged 21 or over: availability);

(c) in Chapter 5 of Part 10 (suspended sentences)—

(i) section 286 (suspended sentence order);

(ii) section 292 (power to impose requirements);

(iii) section 298 (provision of copies of order etc);

(iv) section 302 (duty to obtain permission before changing residence);

(d) Schedule 9 (community requirements), other than paragraphs 21 and 22 (review of drug rehabilitation requirement);

(e) in Schedule 17 (transfer of suspended sentence orders to Scotland and Northern Ireland)—

(i) paragraph 1 (restriction on making relevant suspended sentence order where offender resides in Scotland);

(ii) paragraph 4 (restriction on making relevant suspended sentence order where offender resides in Northern Ireland);

(iii) Part 3 (making of orders);

and the provisions of the Sentencing Code relating to suspended sentence orders apply accordingly to suspended sentence orders made by a relevant service court.

(2) In their application to a suspended sentence order made by a relevant service court, the provisions of the Sentencing Code relating to suspended sentence orders are modified as set out in—

(a) sections 200A to 204, and

(b) Schedule 7 (modifications of Schedule 16 to the Sentencing Code (breach or amendment of suspended sentence order and effect of further conviction)).]

Textual Amendments

F2 Ss. 200, 200A substituted (1.12.2020) for s. 200 by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 25 para. 19 (with s. 416(7), Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2