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Armed Forces Act 2006, Section 297 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 25 February 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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297Detention in service custody following passing of custodial sentence etcU.K.
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(1)Where—
(a)a custodial sentence has been passed on a person in respect of a service offence, or
(b)an order under section 214 (detention for commission of offence during currency of order) has been made in respect of a person,
the person may be detained in service custody until he is committed to the appropriate establishment.
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1), a suspended sentence of imprisonment is to be treated as passed when an order that the sentence shall take effect is made.
(3)A person in service custody under subsection (1) is deemed to be in legal custody.
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