Sentencing Act 2020, Section 223 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 14 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Where—
(a)a person is convicted on indictment of an offence under any enactment which is punishable with imprisonment, and
(b)no enactment—
(i)limits the sentence to a specified term, or
(ii)expresses it to extend to imprisonment for life,
the person is liable to imprisonment for not more than 2 years.
Commencement Information
I1S. 223 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
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