Chwilio Deddfwriaeth

Armed Forces Act 2006

 Help about what version

Pa Fersiwn

 Help about advanced features

Nodweddion Uwch

 Help about opening options

Dewisiadau AgorExpand opening options

Changes over time for: Part 1

 Help about opening options

No versions valid at: 25/07/2007

Status:

Point in time view as at 25/07/2007. This version of this part contains provisions that are not valid for this point in time. Help about Status

Changes to legislation:

Armed Forces Act 2006, Part 1 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 07 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

Yn ddilys o 28/03/2009

Part 1 U.K.Civilian offenders

1(1)In relation to a civilian offender, section 164 (punishments available to Court Martial) has effect as if subsections (4), (6) and (7) were omitted and as if for the Table there were substituted—U.K.

TABLE

Row NumberPunishmentLimitation
1imprisonment 
2a fine 
3a service community order (defined by section 178)only if subsection (5) permits
4an overseas community order (defined by section 182)only if it appears to the court that the offender will reside outside the United Kingdom when the order is in force
5a conditional discharge (defined by section 185) 
6an absolute discharge (defined by section 185) 
7a service compensation order (defined by section 175) 

(2)A person is a “civilian offender” for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule if he has committed a service offence and—

(a)he was a civilian when he committed the offence;

(b)he is a civilian when sentenced for the offence; and

(c)he remained a civilian throughout the period between committing the offence and being sentenced.

(3)In sub-paragraph (2) “a civilian” means a person who is—

(a)not a member of the regular forces;

(b)not a member of the reserve forces; and

(c)not liable to recall.

(4)For the purposes of this paragraph a person is “liable to recall” if—

(a)under section 65(1) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 (c. 14) he is liable to be recalled for service; or

(b)he is liable to be recalled as mentioned in section 35(1) of the Reserve Forces Act 1980 (c. 9).

2U.K.For the purposes of determining the Court Martial's powers when sentencing a civilian offender for an offence under section 42, section 42(3) (maximum penalties) has effect as if the reference to rows 5 to 12 were to rows 2 to 7.

Yn ôl i’r brig

Options/Cymorth