Armed Forces Act 1986

Financial penalties enforcement orders

7 (1) Section 133A of each of the 1955 Acts and section 128F of the 1957 Act (financial penalty enforcement orders) shall be amended as follows.

(2) For paragraph (b) of subsection (1) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(b) the penalty was—

(i) a fine awarded in respect of a qualifying offence (or in respect of such an offence together with other offences) on the conviction of a qualifying offence either of that person or of the person as whose parent or guardian that person is to pay the penalty ; or

(ii) stoppages or a compensation order awarded in respect of a qualifying offence, (whether on the conviction of any person of the offence or on a request by any person for the offence to be taken into consideration) ; and”

(3) In subsection (4)(d) (contents of certificate), for the words " charge or charges " there shall be substituted the words " offence or offences ".

(4) After subsection (10) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

“(11) Where a fine has been awarded together with stoppages or a compensation order, this section shall have effect in relation to the fine and to the stoppages or compensation order as if they were separate penalties.”