Part 3Jurisdiction of Court Martial and punishment of offenders
80Discretion of Court Martial as to punishment
Where under this Act a person is liable on conviction by the Court Martial to imprisonment for life or for any other term of imprisonment, the Court may sentence him to imprisonment for any shorter term, being, in the case of a person liable to imprisonment for life, a term not exceeding 14 years, or to 1 or more of the less severe punishments specified in Schedule 2.
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Repealed No officer may be sentenced by the Court Martial to detention.
Notes
- Section 80 heading: amended, on , by section 24(1) of the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act (No 2) 2007 (2007 No 98).
- Section 80(1): amended, on , by section 24(2) of the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act (No 2) 2007 (2007 No 98).
- Section 80(1): amended, on , by section 24(3) of the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act (No 2) 2007 (2007 No 98).
- Section 80(2): repealed, on , by section 5(1) of the Abolition of the Death Penalty Act 1989 (1989 No 119).
- Section 80(3): substituted, on , by section 3(1) of the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act 1980 (1980 No 37).
- Section 80(3): amended, on , by section 24(4) of the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act (No 2) 2007 (2007 No 98).