Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 25 E+W Amendments to the Armed Forces Act 2006

PART 5 E+W Amendments to Chapter 6 of Part 8: sentences for certain offences

48 (1) Section 227 (firearms offences) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) after paragraph (a) (but before the “and”) insert—

“(aa) the corresponding offence under the law of England and Wales is an offence listed in any of paragraphs 1 to 4 of Schedule 20 to the Sentencing Code;”;

(b) in paragraph (b), for “the corresponding offence under the law of England and Wales, section 51A of the Firearms Act 1968 (c.27)” substitute “ that corresponding offence, section 311 of the Sentencing Code ”.

(3) In subsection (2), for “section 51A(2) of that Act” substitute “ section 311(2) of the Sentencing Code ”.

(4) In subsection (3)—

(a) for “section 51A(4)(a)(ii) of that Act (interpretation of section 51A(2))” substitute “ section 311(3)(a) of that Code ”;

(b) for “section 91 of the Sentencing Act” substitute “ section 250 of that Code ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 25 para. 48 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2