Section 296 Service detentionI1I2
A person sentenced to service detention—
may be detained in service custody; but
may not be detained in a prison.
Subsection (1)(a) does not apply if—
the sentence has not taken effect; or
the sentence has ceased to have effect by virtue of section 290 or 291 and has not resumed effect.
A person detained in service custody in pursuance of a sentence of service detention is deemed to be in legal custody.
Annotations
Commencement
- I1
S. 296 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)
- I2
S. 296 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
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Act expires on 15.12.2022 by virtue of s. 382 (as substituted (15.12.2021) by Armed Forces Act 2021 (c. 35), ss. 1(1), 24(2)(a)) (subject to power to continue in s. 382(2)(3) as so substituted)