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Armed Forces Act 2006, Section 217 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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217Mandatory life imprisonmentU.K.
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(1)This section applies if a person is convicted by the Court Martial of an offence under section 42 (criminal conduct) and the corresponding offence under the law of England and Wales is under that law—
(a)murder; or
(b)any other offence the sentence for which is fixed by law as imprisonment for life.
(2)The court must sentence him to imprisonment for life unless he is liable to be detained under section 218 (offences committed when offender aged under 18).
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