Article 172 Restriction on other powers of punishment in respect of failure to comply with order
Where the Court Martial or the Service Civilian Court convicts a person of an offence under paragraph 4(6) of Schedule 5A to AA 1955 or AFA 1955 or of Schedule 4A to NDA 1957 committed before commencement, the court—
may, instead of dealing with the offender under article 169, 170 or 171 for the offence for which the order was made, impose on the offender a fine not exceeding £1,000 for the offence under paragraph 4(6);
may not impose any other punishment on the offender for that offence.
Where the Court Martial or the Service Civilian Court convicts a person of an offence under paragraph 4(6) of Schedule 5A to AA 1955 or AFA 1955 or of Schedule 4A to NDA 1957 committed after commencement, the court may not impose any punishment for that offence (but this is without prejudice to its power to deal with the offender under article 169, 170 or 171 for the offence for which the order was made).