# Armed Forces Act 2006, Section 262A: Conversion of sentence of detention to sentence of imprisonment


(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.
(2) In its application to a court dealing with an offender for a service offence, that section has effect with the following modifications.
(3) In subsection (5)—
(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 ”;
(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 ”.
(4) Subsection (7) has effect as if, for paragraphs (a) to (f) there were substituted—
“(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));
(b) an extended sentence of detention under section 254 passed as a result of section 221A of the Armed Forces Act 2006;
(c) a sentence of detention during Her Majesty's pleasure (see section 218 of the Armed Forces Act 2006);
(d) a sentence of detention in a young offender institution;
(e) an extended sentence of detention in a young offender institution (see section 219A(4) of the Armed Forces Act 2006);
(f) a sentence of custody for life (see sections 210A, 217, 218A(1B) and 219(1A) of the Armed Forces Act 2006).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/52/section/262A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006/section-262A
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