Point in time view as at 06/04/2006.
Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, Paragraph 40 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 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.
40(1)The Criminal Law Act 1967 is amended as follows.E+W
(2)In section 4 (penalties for assisting offenders)—
(a)in subsection (1)—
(i)for “an arrestable offence” substitute “ a relevant offence ”,
(ii)for “other arrestable offence” substitute “ other relevant offence ”,
(b)for subsection (1A) substitute—
“(1A)In this section and section 5 below, “relevant offence” means—
(a)an offence for which the sentence is fixed by law,
(b)an offence for which a person of 18 years or over (not previously convicted) may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of five years (or might be so sentenced but for the restrictions imposed by section 33 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980).”,
(c)in subsection (2), for “an arrestable offence” substitute “ a relevant offence ”.
(3)In section 5 (penalties for concealing offences or giving false information), in subsection (1)—
(a)for “an arrestable offence” substitute “ a relevant offence ”,
(b)for “other arrestable offence” substitute “ other relevant offence ”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 7 para. 40 in force at 1.1.2006 by S.I. 2005/3495, art. 2(1)(m)
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