10U.K.In paragraphs 11 and 12, “a section 84A offence” means an offence under section 87(2) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 (as amended by this Schedule) in connection with a claim under regulations under section 84A of that Act.
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I1Sch. 7 para. 10 in force at 5.9.2014 by S.I. 2014/2370, art. 3
11U.K.A section 84A offence is to be treated for the purposes of section 281(4) and (5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (maximum term of imprisonment for summary offence) as an offence under a relevant enactment (as defined in section 281(7) of that Act).
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I2Sch. 7 para. 11 in force at 5.9.2014 by S.I. 2014/2370, art. 3
12(1)This paragraph applies if section 85(1) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (“the 2012 Act”) comes into force on or before the day on which this Act is passed.U.K.
(2)Section 85 of the 2012 Act (removal of limit on certain fines on conviction by magistrates' courts) applies in relation to a section 84A offence on and after that day as if the offence was a relevant offence punishable immediately before the commencement day by a maximum fine of level 5 on the standard scale.
(3)Regulations described in section 85(11) of the 2012 Act may amend, repeal or otherwise modify provisions of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 as amended by this Act.
(4)In this paragraph “commencement day” and “relevant offence” have the same meaning as in section 85 of the 2012 Act.
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I3Sch. 7 para. 12 in force at 5.9.2014 by S.I. 2014/2370, art. 3