Version Superseded: 01/12/2020
Point in time view as at 01/05/2017.
Criminal Justice Act 2003, Paragraph 6 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 10 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.
6E+WIf the offender was aged 18 or over when he committed the offence and the case does not fall [F1within paragraph 4(1), 5(1) or 5A(1)], the appropriate starting point, in determining the minimum term, is 15 years.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 21 para. 6 substituted (2.3.2010) by The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Mandatory Life Sentence: Determination of Minimum Term) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/197), art. 2(3) (with art. 3)
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