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78Penalties for offences: transitional modification for England and WalesE+W

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(1)This section contains transitional modifications in respect of penalties for certain offences committed in England and Wales.

(2)In relation to an offence committed before [F12 May 2022], the references in [F2section 21(2)(b)] of this Act to periods of imprisonment of [F3the general limit in a magistrates’ court] are to be read as references to periods of imprisonment of 6 months.

F4(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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I1S. 78 in force at 1.2.2007 for specified purposes for W. by S.I. 2007/204, art. 3(c)

I2S. 78 in force at 2.4.2007 for specified purposes for W. by S.I. 2007/204, art. 2(c)

I3S. 78 in force at 22.4.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1147, art. 3(b)

I4S. 78 in force at 22.4.2008 for specified purposes for E. by S.I. 2008/1147, art. 3(c)

I5S. 78 in force at 13.12.2008 for specified purposes for W. by S.I. 2008/3171, art. 2(b)

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