Search Legislation

Criminal Justice Act 2003

 Help about what version

What Version

 Help about advanced features

Advanced Features

 Help about opening options

Opening OptionsExpand opening options

Changes over time for: Section 282

 Help about opening options

Changes to legislation:

Criminal Justice Act 2003, Section 282 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 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. Help about Changes to Legislation

282Increase in maximum term that may be imposed on summary conviction of offence triable either wayE+W
This section has no associated Explanatory Notes

(1)In section 32 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43) (penalties on summary conviction for offences triable either way) in subsection (1) (offences listed in Schedule 1 to that Act) for “not exceeding 6 months” there is substituted “ not exceeding 12 months ”.

(2)Subsection (3) applies to any offence triable either way which—

(a)is an offence under a relevant enactment,

(b)is punishable with imprisonment on summary conviction, and

(c)is not listed in Schedule 1 to the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980.

(3)The F1... term of imprisonment to which a person is liable on summary conviction of an offence to which this subsection applies is by virtue of this subsection [F2a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court] (and the relevant enactment in question is to be read as if it had been amended accordingly).

(4)Nothing in this section affects the penalty for any offence committed before the commencement of this section.

Textual Amendments

F1Word in s. 282(3) omitted (14.7.2022) by virtue of Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35), ss. 13(5)(a), 51(4); S.I. 2022/816, regs. 1(2), 3(c)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2S. 282(3) modified (8.11.2006) by Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (c. 38), ss. 56(4), 66(2)(c)

Commencement Information

I1S. 282 in force at 2.5.2022 by S.I. 2022/500, reg. 3(a)

Back to top

Options/Help

You have chosen to open The Whole Act without Schedules

The Whole Act without Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.

Would you like to continue?

You have chosen to open The Whole Act without Schedules as a PDF

The Whole Act without Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download.

Would you like to continue?