34(1)Section 260 (discretionary custodial sentences: general restrictions) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1)(b)—
(a)before “225(2)” insert “224A,”, and
(b)before “219(2)” insert “218A,”.
(3)After subsection (4) insert—
“(4A)The reference in subsection (4) to a court forming any such opinion as is mentioned in subsection (2) or section 261(2) includes a court forming such an opinion for the purposes of section 218A(4).
(4B)The reference in subsection (4) to a court forming any such opinion as is mentioned in section 261(2) also includes a court forming such an opinion for the purposes of section 226A(6) or 226B(4) of the 2003 Act (as applied by section 219A or 221A of this Act).”