[219ZA Serious terrorism sentence: offenders aged 18 or over]
Armed Forces Act 2006 (2006 c 52) | Legislation

[219ZA  Serious terrorism sentence: offenders aged 18 or over]

[(1)     This section applies where—

(a)     a person is convicted by the Court Martial of a serious terrorism offence (see subsection (11));

(b)     the offence was committed on or after the day on which paragraph 2 of Schedule 8 to the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 came into force;

(c)     the offender was aged 18 or over when the offence was committed;

(d)     the court is of the required opinion (see section 223(1A));

(e)     the court does not impose a sentence of custody for life or (as the case may be) a sentence of imprisonment for life; and

(f)     the risk of multiple deaths condition is met.

(2)     The risk of multiple deaths condition is that the court is of the opinion that—

(a)     either—

(i)     the serious terrorism offence, or

(ii)     the combination of the offence and one or more offences associated with it,

was very likely to result

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