Part 3

Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders
CHAPTER 9

Offences

Review of offence of buying scrap metal for cash etc
147
1
Before the end of 5 years beginning with the day on which section 146(2) comes into force, the Secretary of State must—
a
carry out a review of the offence created by that subsection, and
b
publish a report of the conclusions of the review.
2
The report must in particular—
a
set out the objectives intended to be achieved by creating the offence,
b
assess the extent to which those objectives have been achieved, and
c
assess whether it is appropriate to retain the offence to achieve those objectives.