Explanatory Notes

Armed Forces Act 2006

2006 CHAPTER 52

8 November 2006

Commentary

First Group of Parts – Discipline

Part 11 – the Service Civilian Court
Punishments available to Service Civilian Court
Section 282: Punishments available to Service Civilian Court

554.This section provides that the punishments available to the Court Martial when it is dealing with civilians are also available to the SCC subject to some restrictions. The restrictions that apply are listed in section 282, for example, the SCC’s power to make a service community order is restricted in the same way that section 164(5) restricts the corresponding power of the Court Martial. It is supplemented by Chapters 4 and 5 of Part 8, which respectively provide for sentences of imprisonment for less than 12 months and custodial sentences for young offenders.