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Armed Forces Act 1991

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12Powers of naval courts-martial

(1)In section 90 of the 1957 Act (suspension of sentences), in subsection (1) for the words “any such case” there shall be substituted “any case where a sentence is suspended under this subsection” and after that subsection there shall be inserted the following subsection—

(1A)Where any person has been sentenced under this Act by a court-martial to imprisonment or detention, the court-martial may itself exercise the power under subsection (1) above to order the suspension of the sentence.

(2)In Schedule 4A to the 1957 Act (powers of courts-martial on trial of civilian), in paragraph 4(7) (offences relating to community supervision orders to be treated as offences against provisions of Part II of that Act) for the words “Part II” there shall be substituted “Part I”.

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