Part 12Sentencing

Chapter 1General provisions about sentencing

General limit on magistrates' court’s power to impose imprisonment

155Consecutive terms of imprisonment

(1)

Section 133 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (consecutive terms of imprisonment) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1), for F1“the words from “the longest” to “being imposed” there is substituted “ 65 weeks ”.

(3)

Subsection (2) is omitted.

(4)

In subsection (3) for “the preceding subsections” there is substituted “ subsection (1) above ”.