[218A Life sentence for second listed offence]
Armed Forces Act 2006 (2006 c 52) | Legislation

[Required or discretionary sentences for particular offences]

[218A  Life sentence for second listed offence]

[(1)     This section applies where—

(a)     a person aged 18 or over is convicted by the Court Martial of an offence under section 42 (criminal conduct);

(b)     the corresponding offence under the law of England and Wales is an offence listed in [Part 1 of Schedule 15 to the Sentencing Code];

(c)     the offence was committed [on or after the relevant date]; and

(d)     the sentence condition and the previous offence condition are met.

[(1A)     In subsection (1)(c), “relevant date”, in relation to an offence, means the date specified for the corresponding offence (as mentioned in subsection (1)(b)) in Part 1 of Schedule 15 to the Sentencing Code.

(1) Where the offender is under 21 when convicted of the offence under section 42, section 273(3) of the Sentencing Code (duty of court to impose custody

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