Crime (Sentences) Act 1997

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I Mandatory and minimum custodial sentences

   1. 1. Conditions relating to mandatory and minimum custodial sentences.

   2. 2. Mandatory life sentence for second serious offence.

   3. 3. Minimum of seven years for third class A drug trafficking offence.

   4. 4. Minimum of three years for third domestic burglary.

   5. 5. Appeals where previous convictions set aside.

   6. 6. Certificates of convictions for purposes of Part I.

   7. 7. Offences under service law.

3. Part II Effect of custodial sentences

   1. Chapter I Determinate sentences

      1. General

         1. 8. Time to be served.

         2. 9. Crediting of periods of remand in custody.

      2. Early release

         1. 10. Early release on compassionate grounds.

         2. 11. Award of early release days for good behaviour.

         3. 12. Early release on Parole Board recommendation.

         4. 13. Provisional early release days for remand prisoners.

      3. Additional days

         1. 14. Award of additional days for disciplinary offences.

         2. 15. Provisional additional days for remand prisoners.

      4. Supervision after release

         1. 16. Release supervision orders.

         2. 17. Breach of conditions of release supervision order.

         3. 18. Powers of arrest and search warrants.

      5. Special cases

         1. 19. Young offenders.

         2. 20. Sexual offenders.

         3. 21. Violent offenders.

         4. 22. Mentally disordered offenders.

         5. 23. Fine defaulters and contemnors.

         6. 24. Persons liable to removal from the United Kingdom.

         7. 25. Persons extradited to the United Kingdom.

      6. Supplemental

         1. 26. Continuity of sentencing.

         2. 27. Interpretation of Chapter I.

   2. Chapter II Life sentences

      1. Release on licence

         1. 28. Duty to release certain life prisoners.

         2. 29. Power to release other life prisoners.

         3. 30. Power to release life prisoners on compassionate grounds.

      2. Licences and recall

         1. 31. Duration and conditions of licences.

         2. 32. Recall of life prisoners while on licence.

      3. Miscellaneous and supplemental

         1. 33. Life prisoners transferred to England and Wales.

         2. 34. Interpretation of Chapter II.

4. Part III Miscellaneous and supplemental

   1. Community sentences

      1. 35. Fine defaulters: general.

      2. 36. Fine defaulters under 25.

      3. 37. Persistent petty offenders.

      4. 38. Abolition of certain consent etc. requirements.

   2. Driving disqualifications

      1. 39. Offenders.

      2. 40. Fine defaulters.

   3. Transfer and repatriation of prisoners

      1. 41. Transfer of prisoners within the British Islands.

      2. 42. Repatriation of prisoners to the British Islands.

   4. Young offenders

      1. 43. Curfew orders.

      2. 44. Long term detention.

      3. 45. Publication of reports.

   5. Mentally disordered offenders

      1. 46. Power to make hospital and limitation directions.

      2. 47. Power to specify hospital units.

      3. 48. Offenders conditionally discharged from hospital.

      4. 49. Other amendments of the 1983 Act.

   6. Miscellaneous

      1. 50. Disclosure of pre-sentence reports.

      2. 51. Committals for sentence.

      3. 52. Increased penalty for offence of indecency with children.

   7. Supplemental

      1. 53. Financial provisions.

      2. 54. General interpretation.

      3. 55. Minor and consequential amendments.

      4. 56. Transitional provisions, savings and repeals.

      5. 57. Short title, commencement and extent.

5. Schedules:

   1. Schedule 1

      Transfer of prisoners within the British Islands.

      1. Part I Powers of transfer.

      2. Part II Effect of transfers.

      3. Part III Supplemental.

   2. Schedule 2

      Repatriation of prisoners to the British Islands.

   3. Schedule 3

      Transfers within the British Islands of responsibility for offenders conditionally discharged from hospital.

      1. Part I Amendments of the 1983 Act.

      2. Part II Amendments of the 1984 Act.

   4. Schedule 4

      Minor and consequential amendments.

   5. Schedule 5

      Transitional provisions and savings.

   6. Schedule 6

      Repeals.