Part 1Offences
Increases of penalties
I114Maximum penalty for certain offences relating to nuclear material
1
In section 2 of the Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983 (c. 18) (offences involving preparatory acts and threats), for subsection (5) substitute—
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A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for life.
2
Subsection (1) does not apply to offences committed before the commencement of this section.