Part 1The lists

Listing: supplementary

32Relevant offences etc.

1

For the purposes of this Part an individual commits a relevant offence if the individual—

a

commits an offence which falls within paragraph 1 of schedule 1, or

b

falls within paragraph 2 of that schedule,

and references to being convicted of, or charged with, a relevant offence are to be construed accordingly.

2

Ministers may by order modify schedule 1 so as to modify the circumstances in which an individual is to be treated for the purposes of this Part as having committed a relevant offence.

3

Subsection (4) applies to an individual if—

a

the individual is charged with an offence,

b

either—

i

the individual is acquitted of the charge on the ground of insanity, or

ii

the court makes a finding under section 55(2) of the 1995 Act in respect of the individual, and

c

the court makes any order mentioned in section 57(2)(a) to (d) of the 1995 Act in relation to the acquittal or finding.

4

An individual to whom this subsection applies is to be treated, for the purposes of sections 7, 17 and 24, as having been convicted of the offence.