The Armed Forces (Alignment of Service Discipline Acts) Order 2008

Suspended sentences and committal orders under the 1957 Act

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29.—(1) Section 81 of the 1957 Act(1) (place of imprisonment or detention) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (3)—

(a)insert after paragraph (c)—

(ca)where the offender appeals to the summary appeal court, that court;; and

(b)insert after paragraph (d)—

(e)where an officer makes an order under section 91B(1) of this Act determining the suspension of the sentence, that officer;.

(3) After subsection (3) insert—

(4) But a committal order may not be made by virtue of subsection (3)(a), (b), (d) or (e) while the sentence is suspended by virtue of section 85A(4) of this Act.

(1)

Section 81(3) of the 1957 Act was amended by the Defence (Transfer of Functions) (No. 1) Order 1964 (S.I. 1964/488), Schedule 1, and the Armed Forces Act 1996, Schedule 1, paragraph 90.