SCHEDULES
I1SCHEDULE 9 Amendments to Service Law
Army Act 1955 (c.18) and Air Force Act 1955 (c.19)
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In section 71AA of those Acts (young service offenders: custodial orders)—
a
in subsection (1), for the words “not exceeding” there shall be substituted the words
which—
a
shall be not less than the appropriate minimum period, that is to say—
i
in the case of an offender who has attained eighteen years of age, the period of 21 days; or
ii
in the case of an offender who is under that age, the period of two months; and
b
shall not exceed
b
subsection (1A) and, in subsection (1), the words “subject to subsection (1A) below” shall cease to have effect;
c
before subsection (1B) there shall be inserted the following subsection—
1AA
The court shall not make a custodial order committing an offender aged 17 to be detained for a period exceeding twelve months or for a period such that the continuous period for which he is committed to be detained under that order and any one or more other custodial orders exceeds twelve months.
d
in subsection (6A), for the words “Section 15 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982” there shall be substituted the words “Section 65 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991”.
Sch. 9 (paras. 1 - 9) wholly in force at 1.10.1992 see s. 102(2)(3) and S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch. 2.