Absolute and conditional dischargeF1U.K.
Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation
F1Act: the provisions of the 1955 Acts providing for findings of courts-martial to be subject to confirmation and to revision at the direction of the confirming officer cease to have effect (1.4.1997 subject to art. 3 of the commencing S.I.) by virtue of 1996 c. 46, s. 15; S.I. 1997/304, arts. 2, 3, Sch. 2
3(1)The court by which a civilian is found guilty of an offence (not being an offence the sentence for whichis fixed by law) may make an order discharging him absolutely, or, if the court thinks fit, discharging himsubject to the condition that, during such period, not exceeding 3 years from the date of the order, as maybe specified in the order, he commits no offence that may be tried by court-martial under any of theServices Acts or by a Standing Civilian Court.
(2)If a court-martial under any of the Services Acts finds a person in whose case an order for conditionaldischarge has been made guilty of an offence committed during the period of conditional discharge, thecourt-martial may deal with him for the offence for which the order was made in any manner in which thecourt which made the order could deal with him if it had just found him guilty of that offence.
(3)If a Standing Civilian Court finds such a person guilty of an offence committed during the period ofconditional discharge, the Standing Civilian Court may deal with him for the offence for which the orderwas made in any manner in which such a court could deal with him if it had just found him guilty of thatoffence.
(4)Before making an order for conditional discharge the court shall explain to the offender in ordinarylanguage that if he commits another offence during the period of conditional discharge he will be liableto be sentenced for the original offence.