Part 11 U.K.The Service Civilian Court

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pts. 11-13 applied (with modifications) (31.10.2009) by The Armed Forces (Court Martial) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/2041), art. 1, rule 128(3)(4)

Punishments available to Service Civilian Court U.K.

284 Fines and compensation orders: maximum amounts U.K.

(1) The Service Civilian Court may not in respect of any one offence impose a fine exceeding the prescribed sum.

(2) Where the Service Civilian Court convicts a person of an offence under section 42 (criminal conduct), it may not impose a fine which a magistrates' court in England or Wales could not impose on him for the corresponding offence under the law of England and Wales.

[F1 (2A)The following subsections apply if (but only if) the Service Civilian Court has convicted a person aged under 18 (“the offender”) of an offence or offences.]

(3) The compensation to be paid under a service compensation order made by the Service Civilian Court in respect of [F2 the offence, or any one of the offences,] must not exceed the amount for the time being mentioned in [F3 section 139(2) of the Sentencing Code] (limit on compensation order made by magistrates' court).

(4) The compensation or total compensation to be paid under a service compensation order or service compensation orders made by the Service Civilian Court in respect of any offence or offences taken into consideration in determining sentence must not exceed the difference (if any) between—

(a) the amount or total amount which under subsection (3) is the maximum for the offence or offences of which the offender has been convicted; and

(b) the amount or total amounts (if any) which are in fact ordered to be paid in respect of that offence or those offences.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 284(2A) inserted (11.12.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 16 para. 36(2) (with Sch. 16 para. 36(4)); S.I. 2013/2981, art. 2(e)

F2 Words in s. 284(3) substituted (11.12.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 16 para. 36(3) (with Sch. 16 para. 36(4)); S.I. 2013/2981, art. 2(e)

F3 Words in s. 284(3) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 25 para. 72 (with s. 416(7), Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

Commencement Information

I1 S. 284 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)

I2 S. 284 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4