1E+WIn this Schedule—
“child” means a person under 18 years;
“mandatory life sentence” means a life sentence passed in circumstances where the sentence is fixed by law;
“minimum term”, in relation to a mandatory life sentence, means the part of the sentence to be specified in an order under section 269(2);
“whole life order” means an order under subsection (4) of section 269.
2E+WSection 28 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37) (meaning of “racially or religiously aggravated”) applies for the purposes of this Schedule as it applies for the purposes of sections 29 to 32 of that Act.
3E+WFor the purposes of this Schedule an offence is aggravated by sexual orientation if it is committed in circumstances falling within subsection (2)(a)(i) or (b)(i) of section 146.