# The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions etc) Order 2009, Paragraph 8: Custody for life where custodial sentence would have been required by SDAs


(1) This paragraph applies until the coming into force of section 61 of CJCSA 2000, where—
(a) article 89 (sentences required by SDAs) applies; and
(b) the offender is aged under 21 on conviction.
(2) Where this paragraph applies, the references in article 89(2) and (4) to a sentence of life imprisonment are to be read as to a sentence of custody for life under section 272(2)(a) of the Sentencing Code, as applied by section 210A of AFA 2006.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1059/schedule/2/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006-transitional-provisions-etc-order-2009/schedule-2/paragraph-8
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