Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012

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22(1)Section 156 (pre-sentence reports and other requirements) is amended as follows.E+W

(2)In subsection (3)(a), for “section 227(1)(b) or section 228(1)(b)(i)” substitute “ section 226A(1)(b) or section 226B(1)(b) ”.

(3)After subsection (9) (inserted by paragraph 13 of Schedule 19) insert—

(10)The reference in subsection (1) to a court forming the opinion mentioned in section 153(2) includes a court forming that opinion for the purposes of section 226A(6) or 226B(4).