(1)In section 4 of the Explosive Substances Act 1883 (making or possession of explosive under suspicious circumstances)—
(a)in subsection (1), for the words from “guilty” to the end substitute “ guilty of an offence ”, and
(b)after that subsection insert—
“(1A)A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for life.
(1B)Where a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) the explosive substance is to be forfeited.”
(2)In section 54(6)(a) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (penalty on conviction on indictment of offence involving weapons training for terrorism), for “imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years” substitute “ imprisonment for life ”.
(3)In section 6(5)(a) of the Terrorism Act 2006 (penalty on conviction on indictment of offence involving training for terrorism), for “imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years” substitute “ imprisonment for life ”.
(4)The amendments made by this section apply only in relation to an offence committed on or after the day on which they come into force.
(5)Where an offence is found to have been committed over a period of 2 or more days, or at some time during a period of 2 or more days, it must be taken for the purposes of subsection (4) to have been committed on the last of those days.
Commencement Information
I1S. 1 in force at 13.4.2015 by S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 1