The Armed Forces (Court Martial) Rules 2009

Activation proceedings in respect of a suspended sentence of detention under NDA 1957 U.K.

21.—(1) This paragraph applies where the court administration officer is notified—

(a) that a sentence of detention passed on an offender by a court-martial under NDA 1957 is suspended under section 90 of that Act;

(b) that—

(i) the offender's commanding officer has recorded a finding under the 2006 Act that a charge against the offender in respect of an SDA offence committed since the sentence was suspended, or a service offence, is proved; or

(ii) the offender has been convicted (before or after commencement) of an offence in the British Islands committed since the sentence was suspended; and

(c) the offender has not been dealt with in respect of the suspended sentence.

(2) Where this paragraph applies, in Part 17 and this paragraph—

“the relevant facts” means the facts mentioned in sub-paragraph (1);

“the original sentence” means the sentence mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a);

“the relevant period” means the period since the original sentence was suspended (or last suspended);

“the new offence” means the offence mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b)(i) or (ii), as the case may be;

“summons” and “warrant” mean a summons or warrant (as the case may be) issued on the basis of the facts mentioned in sub-paragraph (1);

“relevant order” means an order under section 191(3) in respect of the original sentence.

(3) Where this paragraph applies—

(a) references in Part 17 to the proceedings in which the original sentence was passed are to be read as references to the proceedings under NDA 1957 in which that sentence was passed; and

(b) rule 134(2)(c) includes the record of any proceedings in which a court or an officer made, or gave reasons for not making, an order under section 91(1) or 91B(1) of NDA 1957 M1 in respect of the original sentence.

Marginal Citations

M1 Sections 91 to 91D of NDA 1957 were substituted for section 91 of that Act by article 31 of the Armed Forces (Alignment of Service Discipline Acts) Order 2008, S.I. 2008/1694.