PART IITREATMENT OF OFFENDERS
Miscellaneous
Reduction in sentences for guilty pleas33
1
In determining what sentence to pass on an offender who has pleaded guilty to an offence a court shall take into account—
a
the stage in the proceedings for the offence at which the offender indicated his intention to plead guilty, and
b
the circumstances in which this indication was given.
2
If, as a result of taking into account any matter referred to in paragraph (1), the court imposes a punishment on the offender which is less severe than the punishment it would otherwise have imposed, it shall state in open court that it has done so.