SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 32Amendments relating to sentencing
Part 1General
Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)
I125
The Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 is amended as follows.
I226
In section 11 (non appearance of accused), in subsection (3), for “section 119 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000” there is substituted “
paragraph 8(2)(a) or (b) of Schedule 12 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003
”
.
27
In section 33 (maximum penalties on summary conviction in pursuance of section 22), in subsection (1)(a), for “3 months” there is substituted “
51 weeks
”
.
28
In section 85 (power to remit fine), in subsection (2A), for “section 35(2)(a) or (b) of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997” there is substituted “
section 300(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003
”
.
I329
In section 131 (remand of accused already in custody), after subsection (2) there is inserted—
2A
Where the accused person is serving a sentence of imprisonment to which an intermittent custody order under section 183 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 relates, the reference in subsection (2) to the expected date of his release is to be read as a reference to the expected date of his next release on licence.
I430
In section 133 (consecutive terms of imprisonment), in subsection (1), for “Subject to section 84 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000,” there is substituted “
Subject to section 265 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003,
”
.