SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 22Amendments of the Sentencing Code and related amendments of other legislation

PART 6EU Exit

I188

F21

In section 273 (custody for life for second listed offence) in subsection (12)—

a

in the definition of “extended sentence”, in the words following paragraph (b), for the words following “Scotland” substitute “ or Northern Ireland ”;

b

in the definition of “life sentence”, in the words following paragraph (c), for the words following “Scotland” substitute “ or Northern Ireland ”.

F12

After subsection (12) insert—

12A

If the proceedings for the index offence were instituted before IP completion day (see section 397(5)), the references to “an equivalent sentence” in the definitions of the following are to be read as also including an equivalent sentence imposed under the law of a member State—

a

“extended sentence”, and

b

“life sentence”.