# The Armed Forces (Summary Hearing and Activation of Suspended Sentences of Service Detention) Rules 2009, Paragraph 7: Approval by higher authority

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

A commanding officer may not make an activation order in relation to a naval suspended sentence, or include any provision in such an order by virtue of section 193(4) of the Act, without the written approval of—
(a) Commander-in-Chief Fleet;
(b) Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command;
(c) Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet;
(d) Flag Officer Sea Training;
(e) Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland;
(f) Chief of Staff (Capability) to Commander-in-Chief Fleet;
(g) Chief of Staff (Aviation) to Commander-in-Chief Fleet;
(h) Commander Operations;
(i) Commander British Forces Gibraltar;
(j) United Kingdom Maritime Component Commander Bahrain; or
(k) an officer under the command of an officer mentioned in any of sub-paragraphs (a) to (j), to whom that officer has delegated in writing the power to give such approval.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1216/schedule/2/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-summary-hearing-and-activation-of-suspended-sentences-of-service-detention-rules-2009/schedule-2/paragraph-7
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