# Armed Forces Act 2006, Section 225: Third drug trafficking offence


(1) This section applies where —
(a) a person aged 18 or over is convicted by the Court Martial of an offence under section 42 (criminal conduct); and
(b) if his conviction had been by a civilian court in England and Wales of the corresponding offence under the law of England and Wales, section 313 of the Sentencing Code (third class A drug trafficking offence) would apply.
(2) The Court Martial must impose the sentence required by section 313(2A) of that Code, unless it is of the opinion that there are exceptional circumstances which—
(a) relate to any of the offences or to the offender; and
(b) justify not doing so.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/52/section/225 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006/section-225
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