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Suspended sentences and committal orders under the 1957 Act

28.—(1) Section 52F of the 1957 Act(1) (regulations as to summary trial etc) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1), for “and summary trial” substitute “, summary trial and hearings as regards the making of orders under section 91B of this Act (activation of suspended sentence by commanding officer)”.

(3) In subsection (2)(d), after “summary trial” insert “and on hearings as regards the making of orders under section 91B of this Act”.

(4) After subsection (2)(e) insert—

(ee)limitations on the orders which may be made, and the directions which may be given, under section 91B of this Act by a commanding officer of a specified description;.

(5) In subsection (2)(f), for “so awarded” substitute “awarded on summary trial”.

(6) In subsection (2)(g), after “punishments” insert “, and orders and directions under section 91B of this Act,”.

(1)

Section 52F of the 1957 Act was inserted by the Armed Forces Act 1996, Schedule 1, paragraphs 11 and 13, and amended by the Armed Forces Discipline Act 2000, Schedule 3, paragraph 5, and the Armed Forces Act 2001, Schedule 1, paragraph 13.