SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 25Amendments to armed forces legislation

Part 2Armed Forces Act 2006

Restrictions on imposing community punishment

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In section 254(1) (savings for powers to mitigate sentence etc.) for “and 270” substitute “ , 270 and 270B ”.

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1

Section 270 (community punishments: general restrictions etc.) is amended as follows.

2

After subsection (6) insert—

6A

The fact that by virtue of any provision of this section—

a

a community punishment may be awarded in respect of an offence, or

b

particular restrictions on liberty may be imposed by a community punishment,

does not require a court to award such a punishment or to impose those restrictions.

3

Subsection (7) is omitted.

4

In subsection (8)—

a

the word “Accordingly” is omitted; and

b

for “151(2) of the 2003 Act as applied by this section” substitute “ 270B(4) ”.

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