{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006/section-294",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006/section-294.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/52",
  "legislation_title": "Armed Forces Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006",
  "path": "section/294",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "294",
  "heading": "Rank or rate of WOs and NCOs while in custody pursuant to custodial sentence etc",
  "text": "(1) While a warrant officer or non-commissioned officer is in custody in pursuance of a sentence or order to which this section applies, he is for all purposes to be treated as being—\n(a) if he is a member of any of Her Majesty's air forces, of the highest rank he has held in that force as an airman;\n(b) otherwise, of the rank or rate of able rate, marine or soldier (as the case may be).\n(2) The sentences to which this section applies are—\n(a) a custodial sentence passed in respect of a service offence;\n(b) a sentence of service detention;\n(c) a sentence of imprisonment, or a sentence corresponding to any other custodial sentence, passed by a civilian court in the British Islands.\n(3) The orders to which this section applies are—\n(a) an order under section 214 (detention for commission of offence during currency of order);\n(b) an order under paragraph 3 of Schedule 12 to the Sentencing Code (detention of offender subject to detention and training order for breach of supervision requirements);\n(c) an order made by a civilian court in the British Islands corresponding to an order within paragraph (a) or (b).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 294(3)(b) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 25 para. 73 (with s. 416(7), Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 294 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 294 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/52/section/294",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T17:06:14.237699+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "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."
  }
}