Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 25 E+W Amendments to the Armed Forces Act 2006

PART 6 E+W Amendments to Part 9: sentencing: principles and procedures

53 E+W In section 238 (deciding the seriousness of an offence), at the end insert—

“(6) In section 69 of the Sentencing Code (seriousness of offence with terrorist connection)—

(a) the references to a court are to be read as including a court dealing with an offender for an offence under section 42, and

(b) the reference in subsection (1) to an offence specified in Schedule 1 to that Code is to be read as a reference to an offence under section 42 as respects which the corresponding offence under the law of England and Wales is an offence specified in Schedule 1.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 25 para. 53 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2