Article 5 Release from service detentionI1
United Kingdom
No person serving a sentence of service detention shall be released from service custody premises except—
in accordance with rule 33;
by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction; F1...
by an order of a commanding officer made under Rule 36H(2) of the Armed Forces (Summary Hearings and Activation of Suspended Sentences of Service Detention) Rules 2009; or
on the expiry of his sentence, less any remission provided for in these Rules.
Where his sentence of service detention is due to expire on a Sunday or public holiday, a detainee shall be released on the nearest previous weekday and the balance of the sentence shall be deemed to be remitted.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Word in art. 5(1) omitted (13.11.2023) by virtue of The Service Custody and Service of Relevant Sentences (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/1103), rules 1(2), 4(a)
- F2
Art. 5(1)(ba) inserted (13.11.2023) by The Service Custody and Service of Relevant Sentences (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/1103), rules 1(2), 4(b)