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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