# Naval Discipline Act 1860, Section LXIII: Imprisonment of Offender already under Sentence for previous Offence.


Whenever Sentence shall be passed by a Court-martial on an Offender already under Sentence either of Imprisonment or of Penal Servitude, passed upon him by a Court-martial for a former Offence, the Court may award Sentence of Imprisonment or Penal Servitude for the Offence for which he is under Trial to commence at the Expiration of the Imprisonment or Penal Servitude to which he has been previously sentenced, although the aggregate of the Terms of Imprisonment or Penal Servitude may exceed the Term for which either of those Punishments could be otherwise awarded.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/23-24/123/section/LXIII (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/naval-discipline-act-1860/section-LXIII
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