Armed Forces Act 2006

Application of provisions in the 2003 ActU.K.

196Term of sentence etcU.K.

(1)In the following provisions of the 2003 Act, “court” includes a relevant service court—

  • F1...

  • sections 189 and 190 (suspended sentences of imprisonment);

  • Chapter 4 of Part 12 (further provision about orders) in its application in relation to a F2...suspended sentence order.

(2)For the purposes of this Chapter, each of the following is a relevant service court—

(a)the Court Martial;

(b)the Service Civilian Court;

(c)the Court Martial Appeal Court;

(d)the Supreme Court on an appeal brought from the Court Martial Appeal Court.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1S. 196 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)

I2S. 196 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4