258 Mentally disordered offenders: requirement for medical report
Armed Forces Act 2006 (2006 c 52) | Legislation

258  Mentally disordered offenders: requirement for medical report

(1)     Subject to subsection (2), before passing a custodial sentence for a service offence on an offender who is or appears to be mentally disordered, a court must obtain and consider a medical report.

(2)     Subsection (1) does not apply if, in the circumstances of the case, the court is of the opinion that it is unnecessary to obtain a medical report.

(3)     Before passing a custodial

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