Sentencing Act 2020

415 Channel Islands, Isle of Man and British overseas territories E+W

(1) Her Majesty may by Order in Council extend any relevant provision, with such modifications as appear to Her Majesty in Council to be appropriate, to any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.

(2) In subsection (1) “relevant provision”, in relation to any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, means any provision of this Act so far as it restates a provision that, immediately before the commencement date, is capable of being extended there under section 338 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (certain provisions of that Act as enacted or subsequently amended by certain other Acts).

(3) An Order in Council under subsection (1) may—

(a) make supplementary, incidental or consequential provision;

(b) make transitory, transitional or saving provision.

(4) The armed forces provisions extend to—

(a) the Isle of Man, and

(b) the British overseas territories except Gibraltar.

(5) The powers conferred by section 384 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (power to extend Act to the Channel Islands and powers to make provisions of that Act apply with modifications in relation to the Channel Islands, British overseas territories except Gibraltar, and the Isle of Man) are exercisable in relation to any armed forces provision.

(6) In subsections (4) and (5) “armed forces provision” means—

(a) a provision of or made under this Act so far as it is applied (by whatever words) by or under the Armed Forces Act 2006,

(b) an amendment, modification or repeal made by this Act of a provision of, or made under, the Armed Forces Act 2006, or

(c) an amendment, modification or repeal made by this Act of any other provision, so far as the provision is applied (by whatever words) by or under the Armed Forces Act 2006.

[F1 (7) In subsection (6) references to this Act include this Act as amended by the Taking Account of Convictions (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1520).]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 415(7) inserted (15.12.2021) by Armed Forces Act 2021 (c. 35), ss. 17(5), 24(2)(a)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 415: power extended (11.7.2023) by National Security Act 2023 (c. 32), ss. 99(7), 100(2) (with s. 97)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 415 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2