SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 32Amendments relating to sentencing

Part 1General

Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)

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1

Section 82A (determination of tariffs) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), for the words from “where” onwards there is substituted “ where the sentence is not fixed by law ”.

3

In subsection (3)—

a

in paragraph (b), for “section 87” there is substituted “ section 240 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 ”, and

b

in paragraph (c), for “sections 33(2) and 35(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991” there is substituted “ section 244(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 ”.

4

In subsection (4)—

a

after “If” there is inserted “ the offender was aged 21 or over when he committed the offence and ”, and

b

the words “subject to subsection (5) below” are omitted.

5

Subsections (5) and (6) are omitted.