Sentencing Act 2020

PART 4 Offences under the law of Scotland, Northern Ireland or a member State other than the United Kingdom

20 A civilian offence for which the person was convicted in Scotland, Northern Ireland or a member State other than the United Kingdom and which, if committed in England and Wales at the time of the conviction, would have constituted an offence specified in Part 1 or 2 of this Schedule.

This is subject to paragraph 23.

21 A member State service offence which, if committed in England and Wales at the time of the conviction, would have constituted an offence specified in Part 1 or 2 of this Schedule.

This is subject to paragraph 23.

22 In this Part of this Schedule—

• “civilian offence” means an offence other than an offence described in Part 3 of this Schedule or a member State service offence;

• “member State service offence” means an offence which was the subject of proceedings under the law of a member State, other than the United Kingdom, governing all or any of the naval, military or air forces of that State.

23 (1) Where the index offence was committed before 13 April 2015, this Part of this Schedule has effect—

(a) as if, in paragraph 20, the reference to a civilian offence were to an offence, and

(b) with the omission of paragraphs 21 and 22.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), where an offence is found to have been committed—

(a) over a period of 2 or more days, or

(b) at some time during a period of 2 or more days,

it is to be taken to have been committed on the last of those days.