The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions etc) Order 2009

Commencement of sentence of detention activated by CO under NDA 1957 before commencement U.K.

141.—(1) Article 138 applies in relation to an SDA sentence of service detention as respects which an officer made an order under section 91B(1) of NDA 1957 before commencement as it applies in relation to an SDA sentence of service detention awarded by an officer, but with the following modifications—

(a) the references in article 138(1)(b) to an order under section 86(2) of that Act are to be read as to a direction under section 91B(6) of that Act;

(b) in section 290(3), (5) and (6) of AFA 2006 as applied by article 138, references to the award are to be read as to the SDA sentence of service detention to which the order relates;

(c) in relation to section 290(3) and (5) of AFA 2006 as applied by article 138, the reference in section 290(7) of that Act to an appeal is to an appeal against the order;

(d) in relation to section 290(3)(b), (5)(b) and (6)(b) of AFA 2006 as applied by article 138, in section 290(8) of that Act—

(i) the reference to the award is to be read as to the order; and

(ii) the reference to another punishment is to be read as to an order under section 193(3) of AFA 2006.

(2) Article 139 applies in relation to a sentence of detention as respects which an officer made an order under section 91B(1) of NDA 1957 before commencement as it applies in relation to an SDA sentence of service detention awarded by an officer, but with the following modifications—

(a) in section 290(5) and (6) of AFA 2006 as applied by article 139, references to the award are to be read as to the SDA sentence of service detention to which the order relates;

(b) in relation to section 290(4) and (5) of AFA 2006 as applied by article 139, the reference in section 290(7) of that Act to an appeal is to an appeal against the order;

(c) in relation to section 290(5)(b) and (6)(b) of AFA 2006 as applied by article 139, in section 290(8) of that Act—

(i) the reference to the award is to be read as to the order; and

(ii) the reference to another punishment is to be read as to an order under section 193(3) of AFA 2006.

(3) Article 140 applies in relation to an SDA sentence of service detention as respects which an officer made an order under section 91B(1) of NDA 1957 before commencement and gave a direction under section 91B(6) of that Act as it applies in relation to an SDA sentence of service detention as respects which an officer made an order under section 86(2) of that Act, but with the following modifications—

(a) the reference in article 140(1)(b) to an order under section 86(2) of that Act is to be read as to a direction under section 91B(6) of that Act;

(b) in section 291(4) to (7) of AFA 2006 as applied by article 140, references to the award are to be read as to the SDA sentence of service detention to which the order relates;

(c) in relation to section 291(5) and (6) of AFA 2006 as applied by article 140, the reference in section 291(8) of that Act to an appeal is to an appeal against the order;

(d) in relation to section 291(5)(b), (6)(b) and (7)(b) of AFA 2006 as applied by article 140, in section 291(9) of that Act—

(i) the reference to the award is to be read as to the order; and

(ii) the reference to another punishment is to be read as to an order under section 193(3) of AFA 2006.

(4) In this article, “the order” means the order under section 91B(1) of NDA 1957.