Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 21 E+W Determination of minimum term in relation to mandatory life sentence

Interpretation E+W

1 E+W In 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.

2 E+W Section 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.

[F1 3 E+W For the purposes of this Schedule—

(a) an offence is aggravated by sexual orientation if it is committed in circumstances mentioned in section 146(2)(a)(i) or (b)(i);

(b) an offence is aggravated by disability if it is committed in circumstances mentioned in section 146(2)(a)(ii) or (b)(ii);

(c) an offence is aggravated by transgender identity if it is committed in circumstances mentioned in section 146(2)(a)(iii) or (b)(iii).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 21 para. 3 substituted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 65(8), 151(1); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(a) (with art. 3)