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Schedules

Schedule 21Minor and consequential amendments

Part 10Miscellaneous

Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)

95(1)Section 229 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (the assessment of dangerousness) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (2A), for paragraph (a) substitute—

(a)a conviction of an offence in any service disciplinary proceedings, and.

(3)After that subsection insert—

(2B)For the purposes of subsection (2A)(a) “service disciplinary proceedings” means—

(a)any proceedings under the Army Act 1955, the Air Force Act 1955 or the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (whether before a court-martial or any other court or person authorised under any of those Acts to award a punishment in respect of any offence), and

(b)any proceedings before a Standing Civilian Court;

and “conviction” includes the recording of a finding that a charge in respect of the offence has been proved.