Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012

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16(1)Section 142(2)(c) (purposes of sentencing: offenders aged 18 or over) is amended as follows.E+W

(2)After “falls to be imposed” insert “ under section 1A(5) of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953 (minimum sentence for offence of threatening with offensive weapon in public), ”.

(3)After “firearms offences),” insert “ under section 139AA(7) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (minimum sentence for offence of threatening with article with blade or point or offensive weapon), ”.