Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008

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13(1)Section 219 (dangerous offenders aged 18 or over) is amended as follows.E+W

(2)In subsection (1) for the words from “a person” to the end substitute

(a)a person aged 18 or over is convicted by the Court Martial of an offence under section 42 (criminal conduct),

(b)the corresponding offence under the law of England and Wales is a serious offence, and

(c)the court is of the required opinion (defined by section 223).

(3)For subsections (2) and (3) substitute—

(2)Section 225(2) to (4) of the 2003 Act apply in relation to the offender.

(3)In section 225(2) and (3A) of the 2003 Act (as applied by subsection (2)), references to “the offence” are to be read as references to the offence under section 42 of this Act.

(4)For the italic cross-heading before section 219 substitute Required or discretionary sentences for particular offences.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 25 para. 13 in force at 31.10.2009 by S.I. 2009/1028, art. 2(b)