2013 No. 3228
The Armed Forces (Remission of Fines) Order 2013
Made
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 323 of the Armed Forces Act 20061:
In accordance with section 373(3)(b) of the Armed Forces Act 2006 a draft of this instrument was laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.
1
This Order may be cited as the Armed Forces (Remission of Fines) Order 2013 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
2
In section 267 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (power of court to remit fine), after subsection (2) insert—
3
Where under this section the court remits the whole or part of a fine after a term of imprisonment has been fixed under section 269A2, it must reduce the term by the corresponding proportion.
4
In calculating any reduction required by subsection (3), any fraction of a day is to be ignored.
(This note is not part of the Order)