Criminal Justice Act 2003

Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)

74 (1) The Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 8 (power and duty to remit young offenders to youth courts for sentence), in subsection (2), for paragraph (a) there is substituted—

“(a) if the offender was sent to the Crown Court for trial under section 51 or 51A of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, to a youth court acting for the place where he was sent to the Crown Court for trial;”.

(3) In section 89 (restriction on imposing imprisonment), in subsection (2)—

(a) in paragraph (b), the words “trial or” are omitted, and

(b) in paragraph (c), after “51” there is inserted “or 51A”.

(4) In section 140 (enforcement of fines etc), in subsection (1)(b)—

(a) the words “was committed to the Crown Court to be tried or dealt with or by which he” are omitted, and

(b) after “51” there is inserted “or 51A”.

(5) In section 148 (restitution orders), in subsection (6), for paragraph (b) there is substituted—

“(b) such documents as were served on the offender in pursuance of regulations made under paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.”

(6) In Schedule 11, paragraph 9 is omitted.