Service courts, summary hearings and jurisdiction U.K.

5 The Summary Appeal Court: power to rectify mistakes U.K.

(1) Section 151 of AFA 2006 (SAC rules) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (3), after paragraph (g) insert—

“(ga) in relation to cases where the court has awarded or confirmed a punishment at a rehearing and it appears to the court that it had no power to do so, enabling the court to substitute for the (purported) award or confirmation of the punishment a decision that the court would have had power to make at the rehearing;”.

(3) After subsection (5) insert—

“(5A) Rules made by virtue of subsection (3)(ga) may make provision about the commencement of punishments varied by the court.”

Commencement Information

I1 S. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 24(1)

I2 S. 5 in force at 1.5.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/471, reg. 2(b)

I3 S. 5 in force at 13.11.2023 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2023/1102, reg. 2