{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2021/section-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2021/section-18.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2021/35",
  "legislation_title": "Armed Forces Act 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2021",
  "path": "section/18",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Rehabilitation periods: England and Wales",
  "text": "In section 5 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (rehabilitation periods for particular sentences), in the Table in subsection (2)(b), after the fifth entry insert—\nA severe reprimand or reprimand under the Armed Forces Act 2006The end of the period of 12 months beginning with the date of the conviction in respect of which the sentence is imposedThe end of the period of 6 months beginning with the date of the conviction in respect of which the sentence is imposed\n.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 18 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 24(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 18 in force at 1.5.2022 by S.I. 2022/471, reg. 4(d)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/35/section/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T16:58:50.996837+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."
  }
}