Sentencing Act 2020

Statutory offences E+W

4 E+W An offence under any of the following provisions of the Offences against the Person Act 1861—

(a) section 4 (soliciting murder);

(b) section 18 (wounding with intent);

(c) section 23 (maliciously administering poison etc so as to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm);

(d) section 28 (causing bodily injury by explosives);

(e) section 29 (using explosives etc with intent to do grievous bodily harm);

(f) section 30 (placing explosives with intent to do bodily injury);

(g) section 64 (making or having gunpowder etc with intent to commit or enable any person to commit any felony mentioned in the Act).

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 4 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

5 E+W An offence under any of the following provisions of the Explosive Substances Act 1883—

(a) section 2 (causing explosion likely to endanger life or property);

(b) section 3 (attempt to cause explosion or making or keeping explosive with intent to endanger life or property);

(c) section 4 (making or possession of explosive under suspicious circumstances);

(d) section 5 (punishment of accessories).

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 1 para. 5 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

6 E+W An offence under section 1 of the Biological Weapons Act 1974 (restriction on development etc of certain biological agents and toxins and of biological weapons).

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 1 para. 6 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

7 E+W An offence under section 1 of the Taking of Hostages Act 1982 (hostage-taking).

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. 1 para. 7 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

8 E+W An offence under any of the following provisions of the Aviation Security Act 1982—

(a) section 1 (hijacking);

(b) section 2 (destroying, damaging or endangering safety of aircraft);

(c) section 3 (other acts endangering or likely to endanger safety of aircraft);

(d) section 4 (offences in relation to certain dangerous articles);

(e) section 6(2) (inducing or assisting commission of offence under section 1, 2 or 3 outside the United Kingdom).

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. 1 para. 8 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

9 E+W An offence under any of the following provisions of the Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983—

(a) section 1B (offences relating to damage to the environment);

(b) section 1C (offences of importing or exporting etc nuclear materials: extended jurisdiction);

(c) section 2 (offences involving preparatory acts and threats)F1 ....

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 1 para. 9(c) omitted (29.6.2021) by virtue of Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 (c. 11), s. 50(2)(v), Sch. 13 para. 6(3)(b)

Commencement Information

I6 Sch. 1 para. 9 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

10 E+W An offence under any of the following provisions of the Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990—

(a) section 1 (endangering safety at aerodromes);

(b) section 9 (hijacking of ships);

(c) section 10 (seizing or exercising control of fixed platforms);

(d) section 11 (destroying ships or fixed platforms or endangering their safety);

(e) section 14(4) (inducing or assisting the commission of an offence outside the United Kingdom), so far as relating to an offence under section 9 or 11 of that Act.

Commencement Information

I7 Sch. 1 para. 10 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

11 E+W An offence under Part 2 of the Channel Tunnel (Security) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/570) (offences against the safety of channel tunnel trains and the tunnel system).

Commencement Information

I8 Sch. 1 para. 11 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

12 E+W An offence under either of the following provisions of the Chemical Weapons Act 1996—

(a) section 2 (use etc of chemical weapons);

(b) section 11 (premises or equipment for producing chemical weapons).

Commencement Information

I9 Sch. 1 para. 12 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

13 E+W An offence under either of the following provisions of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001—

(a) section 47 (use etc of nuclear weapons);

(b) section 114 (hoaxes involving noxious substances or things).

Commencement Information

I10 Sch. 1 para. 13 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2