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.