s 297 Detention in service custody following passing of custodial sentence etc
(1) Where— (a) a custodial sentence has been passed on a person in respect of a service offence, or (b) an order under section 214 (detention for commission of offence during currency of order) has been made in respect of a person, the person may be detained in service custody until he is committed to the appropriate establishment. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a suspended sentence of imprisonment is to be treated as passed when an order that the sentence shall take effect is made. (3) A person in service custody under subsection (1) is deemed to be in legal custody.