SECOND GROUP OF PARTSProvisions applying to sentencing courts generally
PART 4Exercise of court's discretion
CHAPTER 3Seriousness and determining sentence
Aggravating factors
I1C169Terrorist connection
1
2
If the offence has a terrorist connection, the court—
a
must treat that fact as an aggravating factor, and
b
must state in open court that the offence is so aggravated.
3
For the purposes of this section, an offence has a terrorist connection if the offence—
a
is, or takes place in the course of, an act of terrorism, or
b
is committed for the purposes of terrorism.
For this purpose, “terrorism” has the same meaning as in the Terrorism Act 2000 (see section 1 of that Act).
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An offence is within this subsection if it—
a
was committed on or after the day on which section 1 of the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 came into force,
b
is punishable on indictment with imprisonment for more than 2 years, and
c
is not specified in Schedule A1.
5
An offence is within this subsection if it—
a
was committed before the day on which section 1 of the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 came into force, and
b
is specified in Schedule 1.
6
Where an offence is found to have been committed over a period of 2 or more days, or at some time during a period of 2 or more days, it must be taken for the purposes of subsections (4) and (5) to have been committed on the last of those days.