Part 3 – Specific amendments to primary legislation
Amendment of the Crime and Courts Act 2013I127
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The Crime and Courts Act 201326 is amended as follows.
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After section 28(7) insert—
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In the application of this section in England and Wales, the reference in subsection (7)(b)(i) to 12 months is to be read as a reference to the general limit in a magistrates’ court (or to 6 months in relation to an offence committed before 2 May 2022).
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Omit subsection (8)(a).
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In paragraph 30(3)(b)(i) and 30(4) of Schedule 16, after “12 months” insert “or the general limit in a magistrates’ court”
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