SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 25Amendments to the Armed Forces Act 2006

PART 1Amendments to Chapter 1 of Part 8: service compensation orders, service community orders etc.

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For section 180 (transfer of service community order to Scotland or Northern Ireland) substitute—

180Transfer of service community order to Scotland or Northern Ireland

1

In its application to service community orders, Schedule 11 to the Sentencing Code (transfer of community orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland) applies with the following modifications.

2

In paragraphs 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 17 the references to a court are to be read as including a relevant service court.

3

In paragraph 14, the reference to a court in England and Wales is to be read as including a relevant service court.

4

In paragraph 15(d), the reference to the powers of the court making or amending the community order is to be read as a reference to the powers of the Crown Court.

5

In paragraph 21(6) to (8), the references to the court which made the order are to be read as including a relevant service court.

6

In paragraph 22(1), the reference to the court which made the order or which last amended the order in England and Wales is to be read as a reference to the Crown Court.

7

In paragraphs 23 to 26, the references to a court in England and Wales are to be read as references to the Crown Court.

8

In this section “relevant service court” has the same meaning as in section 178.