{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006/section-262A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006/section-262A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/52",
  "legislation_title": "Armed Forces Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006",
  "path": "section/262A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "262A",
  "heading": "Conversion of sentence of detention to sentence of imprisonment",
  "text": "(1) In section 329 of the Sentencing Code (conversion of sentence of detention to sentence of imprisonment), “court” includes a court dealing with an offender for a service offence.\n(2) In its application to a court dealing with an offender for a service offence, that section has effect with the following modifications.\n(3) In subsection (5)—\n(a) paragraph (a) has effect as if, after “254,” there were inserted “ passed as a result of section 221A of the Armed Forces Act 2006 ”;\n(b) the words following paragraph (b) have effect as if, after “279” there were inserted “ passed as a result of section 219A(7) of the Armed Forces Act 2006 ”.\n(4) Subsection (7) has effect as if, for paragraphs (a) to (f) there were substituted—\n“(a) a sentence of detention under section 209 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (including one imposed under section 221 of that Act (detention for life));\n(b) an extended sentence of detention under section 254 passed as a result of section 221A of the Armed Forces Act 2006;\n(c) a sentence of detention during Her Majesty's pleasure (see section 218 of the Armed Forces Act 2006);\n(d) a sentence of detention in a young offender institution;\n(e) an extended sentence of detention in a young offender institution (see section 219A(4) of the Armed Forces Act 2006);\n(f) a sentence of custody for life (see sections 210A, 217, 218A(1B) and 219(1A) of the Armed Forces Act 2006).”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 262A inserted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 25 para. 62 (with s. 416(7), Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 262A(4) modified (1.12.2020 immediately before the consolidation date (see 2020 c. 9, ss. 3, 5(2)(3) and 2020 c. 17, ss. 2, 416)) by Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Act 2020 (c. 9), ss. 1, 5(2)(3) (with s. 5(9)); S.I. 2012/1236, reg. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words omitted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2020/17",
      "affecting_title": "Sentencing Act 2020"
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    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2021/11",
      "affecting_title": "Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021"
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    {
      "type": "omitted by virtue of 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 21(a) (as substituted)",
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      "affecting_title": "Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021"
    },
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      "type": "omitted by virtue of 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 21(b) (as substituted)",
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      "affecting_title": "Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2021/11",
      "affecting_title": "Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2021/11",
      "affecting_title": "Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021"
    },
    {
      "type": "words omitted by virtue of 2020 c. 17, Sch. 26 para. 21(c) (as substituted)",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2021/11",
      "affecting_title": "Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021"
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/52/section/262A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:13:24.063324+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}