Part 8

Sentencing Powers and Mandatory etc Sentences
Chapter 1

Definition etc of Certain Sentences

Service supervision and punishment orders

Service supervision and punishment orders
173
1
A service supervision and punishment order is an order that—
a
imposes on the offender, for a period specified in the order, such requirements as regulations made by the Defence Council may prescribe; and
b
provides that one-sixth of his gross pay for that period is forfeit.
2
The period specified in the order must be 90, 60 or 30 days beginning with the day the order is made.
3
The requirements that regulations under this section may prescribe include, in particular—
a
requirements to perform activities of a prescribed description;
b
requirements not to use entitlement to leave;
and the descriptions of activities that may be prescribed include extra work and drill.
4
A requirement included in regulations under this section may be for a person to perform an activity of a prescribed description for up to a prescribed period of time per day, and the regulations may—
a
confer on the person's commanding officer the function of deciding in respect of any day what activities within the prescribed description must be performed and for how much of the prescribed period of time and when;
b
provide for the delegation by the commanding officer of any of his functions under the regulations.
5
Regulations under this section may prescribe different requirements for different parts of the period of the order.
6
In this section “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations under this section.
S. 173 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)
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)
S. 173 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4