2(1)Section 18 of that Act (content, effect, variation and discharge of assessment orders) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (2)(b) for “officer” substitute “ judge advocate ”.
(3)In subsection (6) for “officer” substitute “ judge advocate ”.
(4)In subsection (8)—
(a)for “or a civilian in a corresponding position who” substitute “ , or a civilian subject to service discipline, commits an offence if he ”;
(b)omit the words “on him”;
(c)omit the words from “shall be liable” to the end.
(5)After that subsection insert—
“(8A)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable to any punishment mentioned in rows 5 to 12 of the Table in section 164 of the Armed Forces Act 2006.
(8B)For the purposes of determining the court's powers when sentencing a civilian offender (within the meaning of Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the Armed Forces Act 2006) for an offence under this section, subsection (8A) has effect as if the reference to rows 5 to 12 were to rows 2 to 7.
(8C)For the purposes of determining the court's powers when sentencing an offender to whom Part 2 of that Schedule applies (ex-servicemen etc) for an offence under this section, subsection (8A) has effect as if the reference to rows 5 to 12 were to rows 5 to 10.”
(6)Omit subsection (9).
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 13 para. 2 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)
I2Sch. 13 para. 2 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4