Armed Forces Act 2006

189Consecutive sentences of service detentionU.K.

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(1)A court which passes a sentence of service detention on a person may direct that the sentence shall take effect from the end of any other sentence of service detention—

(a)that has been passed on him on a previous occasion; or

(b)that the court passes on him on the same occasion.

(2)In subsection (1) “court” does not include the Summary Appeal Court.

(3)Where an officer or the Summary Appeal Court awards a person a term of service detention, the officer or court may direct that the award shall take effect from the end of any other sentence of service detention that has been passed on him on a previous occasion.

(4)This section is subject to section 244 (limit on combined term of sentences of service detention).

Commencement Information

I1S. 189 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)

I2S. 189 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4