Sentencing Act 2020

[F1Abolished offencesE+W

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 13 substituted (30.4.2021 except as it has effect as applied by 2006 c. 52, s. 224A) by Counter Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 (c. 11), s. 50(1)(b)(3)(f), Sch. 6 (with s. 21(2))

8(1)An abolished offence in relation to an offence specified in any of the preceding paragraphs of this Part of this Schedule.E+W

(2)Abolished offence”, in relation to an offence (“the current offence”), means an offence that—

(a)was abolished before the relevant date, and

(b)would, if committed on the day on which the offender is or was convicted, have constituted the current offence.

(3)The relevant date is 13 April 2015, unless sub-paragraph (4) or (5) applies.

(4)If the current offence is within—

(a)sub-paragraph (a), (b), (o), (p) or (q) of paragraph 1,

(b)sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (e) of paragraph 3, or

(c)paragraph 7 by virtue of any provision referred to in paragraph (a) or (b),

the relevant date is 12 April 2019.

(5)If the current offence is within—

(a)sub-paragraphs (c) to (k) of paragraph 1,

(b)paragraph 4, 5 or 6, or

(c)paragraph 7 by virtue of any provision referred to in paragraph (a) or (b),

the relevant date is the date on which section 21 of the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 comes into force.]