Armed Forces Act 2006

178 Service community orders U.K.

(1) A service community order is an order—

(a) imposing on the offender one or more of the requirements [F1 listed in column 1 of the community order requirements table in section 201 of the Sentencing Code]; and

(b) specifying the local justice area in England and Wales, [F2 or the locality in Scotland where the offender resides or will reside, or that the offender resides or will reside in Northern Ireland].

[F3 (2) The following provisions of the Sentencing Code apply in relation to a service community order under this Act—

(a) section 203 (restriction on making both community order and suspended sentence order);

(b) sections 206 and 207 (community order: available requirements);

(c) section 208(2) and Schedule 9 (requirements relating to community orders), other than paragraph 17(2)(c) of that Schedule (condition for mental health treatment requirement) (see also the modifications to Schedule 9 made by section 179 of this Act);

(d) section 208(10) to (14) (further requirements);

(e) section 209 (end date);

(f) section 210 (specification of local justice area);

(g) section 217 (power to provide for court review);

(h) section 212(1) to (3) and (5) (provision of copies);

(i) sections 213 to 216 (obligations of responsible officer and offender);

(j) section 218 and Schedule 10 (breach, revocation or amendment of community order) (see also the modifications to Schedule 10 made by section 181 of this Act);

(k) section 219 and Schedule 11 (transfer of community order to Scotland or Northern Ireland) (see also the modifications to Schedule 11 made by section 180 of this Act);

(l) section 220 (when order ceases to be in force);

(m) section 394 (rules relating to community orders);

(n) section 395 (data from electronic monitoring code).

(3) In the application of those provisions, other than Schedule 10, references to a community order include a service community order.

See section 181(1) of this Act as regards references to a community order in Schedule 10.

(4) In the application of those provisions, other than in Schedules 10 and 11, references to a court include a relevant service court.

See section 180 of this Act as regards references to a court in Schedule 11.]

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(6) For the purposes of this section each of the following is a relevant service court—

(a) the Court Martial;

(b) the Service Civilian Court;

(c) the Court Martial Appeal Court;

(d) the Supreme Court on an appeal brought from the Court Martial Appeal Court.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 178(1)(a) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 25 para. 3(2) (with s. 416(7), Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

F2 Words in s. 178(1)(b) substituted (1.12.2020 immediately before the consolidation date (see 2020 c. 9, ss. 3, 5(2)(3) and 2020 c. 17, ss. 2, 416)) by Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Act 2020 (c. 9), s. 5(2)(3), Sch. 2 para. 123(2) (with s. 5(9)); S.I. 2012/1236, reg. 2

F3 S. 178(2)-(4) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 25 para. 3(3) (with s. 416(7), Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

F4 S. 178(5) omitted (1.12.2020) by virtue of Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 25 para. 3(4) (with s. 416(7), Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

Commencement Information

I1 S. 178 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. 178 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4