Part V

Custodial sentences etc.
Chapter II

Detention and custody of young offenders

Restriction on imposing imprisonment on persons under 21

Restriction on imposing imprisonment on persons under 21
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1
Subject to subsection (2) below, no court shall—
a
pass a sentence of imprisonment on a person for an offence if he is aged under 21 when convicted of the offence; or
b
commit a person aged under 21 to prison for any reason.
2
Nothing in subsection (1) above shall prevent the committal to prison of a person aged under 21 who is—
a
remanded in custody;
b
committed in custody for trial or sentence; or
c
sent in custody for trial under section 51 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
1998 c. 37.