Part III Miscellaneous and General
50 Meaning of “sentence”.
F11
In this Act “sentence”, in relation to an offence, includes any order made by a court when dealing with an offender including, in particular—
a
a hospital order under Part III of the M1Mental Health Act 1983, with or without a restriction order;
b
an interim hospital order under that Part;
c
a recommendation for deportation;
d
a confiscation order under the F2Drug Trafficking Act 1994 other than one made by the High Court;
e
a confiscation order under Part VI of the M2Criminal Justice Act 1988;
f
an order varying a confiscation order of a kind which is included by virtue of paragraph (d) or (e) above;
g
an order made by the Crown Court varying a confiscation order which was made by the High Court by virtue of F3section 19 of the Act of 1994; and
h
a declaration of relevance under the M3Football Spectators Act 1989.
F41A
F5Section 1C of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 (under which a conviction of an offence for which F6. . . an order for a conditional or absolute discharge is made is deemed not to be a conviction except for certain purposes) shall not prevent an appeal under this Act, whether against conviction or otherwise.
2
Any power of the criminal division of the Court of Appeal to pass a sentence includes a power to make a recommendation for deportation in cases where the court from which the appeal lies had power to make such a recommendation.