Criminal Justice Act 2003

Prospective

General limit on magistrates' court’s power to impose imprisonment E+W

F1 154 General limit on magistrates' court’s power to impose imprisonment E+W

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Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 142-154 repealed (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 28 (with ss. 413(4)(5), 416(7), Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

155 Consecutive terms of imprisonment E+W

(1) Section 133 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (consecutive terms of imprisonment) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1), for [F2 “the words from “the longest” to “being imposed”] there is substituted “ 65 weeks ”.

(3) Subsection (2) is omitted.

(4) In subsection (3) for “the preceding subsections” there is substituted “ subsection (1) above ”.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in s. 155(2) substituted (14.7.2022) by Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35), s. 51(4), Sch. 2 para. 19(2); S.I. 2022/816, regs. 1(2), 3(d)