Regulations for the Navy Part IICentral Regulations · 1957
(1) A sentence which has been suspended, either before or after a committal order has been issued, shall remain suspended until such an order has been issued or the sentence has been finally remitted.
(2) A sentence may remain suspended for twelve months, unless the sailor commits himself in the meantime, but under no circumstances shall the sentence remain suspended for a longer period except when the issue of a committal order has not been possible because the sailor has deserted or been absent without leave.