# The Service Custody and Service of Relevant Sentences Rules 2009, Article 5: Release from service detention

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

(1) No person serving a sentence of service detention shall be released from service custody premises except—
(a) in accordance with rule 33;
(b) by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction; ...
(ba) 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
(c) on the expiry of his sentence, less any remission provided for in these Rules.
(2) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1096/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/service-custody-and-service-of-relevant-sentences-rules-2009/article-5
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