Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015

PART 3 Transitional and transitory provision

Application of new provisions about special custodial sentences

9 (1) Section 236A of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, inserted by paragraph 2 of this Schedule, applies in relation to the sentencing of a person for an offence after that paragraph comes into force, whether the person was convicted of the offence before or after it comes into force.

(2) Section 224A of the Armed Forces Act 2006, inserted by paragraph 8 of this Schedule, applies in relation to the sentencing of a person for an offence after that paragraph comes into force, whether the person was convicted of the offence before or after it comes into force.

Detention in a young offender institution

10 (1) This paragraph applies in relation to any time before the coming into force of section 61 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (abolition of sentences of detention in a young offender institution).

(2) Section 236A of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 applies as if at the end there were inserted—

“(8) In the case of a person aged under 21, this section applies as if the references to imprisonment were to detention in a young offender institution.”

(3) Section 224A of the Armed Forces Act 2006 applies as if at the end there were inserted—

“(5) In the case of a person aged under 21, this section applies as if the references to imprisonment were to detention in a young offender institution.”