Schedules

Schedule 21Minor and consequential amendments

Part 10Miscellaneous

Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)

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1

Section 229 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (the assessment of dangerousness) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (2A), for paragraph (a) substitute—

a

a conviction of an offence in any service disciplinary proceedings, and

3

After that subsection insert—

2B

For the purposes of subsection (2A)(a) “service disciplinary proceedings” means—

a

any proceedings under the Army Act 1955, the Air Force Act 1955 or the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (whether before a court-martial or any other court or person authorised under any of those Acts to award a punishment in respect of any offence), and

b

any proceedings before a Standing Civilian Court;

and “conviction” includes the recording of a finding that a charge in respect of the offence has been proved.