Statutory Instrument 1987 No. 2001

The Standing Civilian Courts (Amendment) Order 1987

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1987 No. 2001

DEFENCE

The Standing Civilian Courts (Amendment) Order 1987

The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by paragraph 12 of Schedule 3 to the Armed Forces Act 1976^[1], hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement
    1.    This Order may be cited as the Standing Civilian Courts (Amendment) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 1st January 1988.

Interpretation
    2.    In this Order the Principal Order means the Standing Civilian Courts Order 1977^[2].

Amendment
    3.—(1)  The Principal Order shall be amended as follows.

    (2)  In article 19.(1) the words "(3) or". shall be omitted.

    (3)  In article 49 for sub-paragraph (ii) there shall be substituted the following:—
"(ii) subject to paragraph (3) below, any previous convictions of his by a civil court, court-martial or a Standing Civilian Court, including a conviction by a Standing Civilian Court in respect of which the award of sentence has been deferred under paragraph 2A of Schedule 5A to the Act of 1955, except in the case of an accused who has attained 21 years of age, any conviction before he had attained 14 years of age;" .



    (4)  After article 53 there shall be inserted the following:—

"Deferment of award of sentence
    53A.—(1)  Where in accordance with its powers under paragraph 2A of Schedule 5A to the Act of 1955 the court defers the award of sentence the deferment shall be announced in open court and shall be made under the hand of the magistrate in the form set out in Schedule 5 to this Order, a copy of which should then be given to the offender or sent to the offender within 48 hours of the announcement.

    (2)  The consent of the offender to deferment of the award of sentence shall be obtained in writing in the form set out in Schedule 5 to this Order.


    53B.    In accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2A(4)(b) of Schedule 5A to the Act of 1955 the conditions under which a court, which has deferred the award of sentence against an offender, may deal with him at a time when the period of deferment has not expired are where the court has reason to believe either that the offender is or may be about to leave the Command permanently or for a period in excess of 42 days." .



    (5)  After article 54 there shall be inserted the following:—

"Certificate of delivery into custody
    54A.    A certificate issued in accordance with paragraph 2A(12) of Schedule 5A of the Act of 1955 shall be in the form set out in Schedule 6 to this Order." .



    (6)  In article 55:—
 (a) at the end of paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the words "or the subject of an offence upon which the award of sentence was deferred under paragraph 2A of Schedule 5A to the said Act";
 (b) in paragraph (3) for the words ", 6(1) or 10" there shall be substituted "or 6(1)";
 (c) in paragraph (4) the words "or awards more than one custodial order" shall be inserted after the words "one term of imprisonment" and the words "or any period awarded under a custodial order" shall be inserted after the words "any term of imprisonment".

    (7)  In article 79 for sub-paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following:—
"  (1)  Subject to the provisions of this Order, the Magistrate shall keep a legible note of the proceedings before the court such as will enable—
(a) the court to deliberate fairly on any matter before it,

(b) a reviewing authority to follow the course and substance of the proceedings, and

(c) any court to which it subsequently falls to deal with any offence in respect of which the award of sentence has been deferred by a Standing Civilian Court;

but, subject thereto, the magistrate shall not be bound to record every particular of the proceedings." .



    (8)  After Schedule 4 there shall be inserted the following:—

[1] 1976 c. 52; paragraph 12 of Schedule 3 was amended by the Armed Forces Act 1986 (c. 21), section 9(3). back

[2] S.I. 1977/88, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order. back

Explanatory Note