5E+WIn the application of section 40C and 40D of the Prison Act 1952 (c. 52) (inserted by sections 22 and 23) in relation to offences committed before [F12 May 2022], the reference in subsection (5)(b) of those sections to [F2the general limit in a magistrates’ court] is to be read as a reference to 6 months.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 4 para. 5 substituted (28.4.2022) by The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 33) and Sentencing Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/500), regs. 1(2), 5(1), Sch. Pt. 1
F2Words in Sch. 4 para. 5 substituted (7.2.2023 at 12.00 p.m.) by The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/149), regs. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 4 para. 5 in force at 1.4.2008 by S.I. 2008/504, art. 3(m)