Criminal Justice Act 1988

4 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, an offence not mentioned in paragraph 2 or 3 above is serious for the purposes of this Schedule only if its commission—

(a) has led to any of the consequences mentioned in sub-paragraph (3) below; or

(b) is intended or is likely to lead to any of those consequences.

(2) An offence which consists of making a threat is serious for the purposes of this Schedule if carrying out the threat would be likely to lead to any of the consequences specified in sub-paragraph (3) below.

(3) The consequences mentioned in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) above are—

(a) serious harm to the security of the State or to public order;

(b) serious interference with the administration of justice or with the investigation of offences or of a particular offence;

(c) the death of any person;

(d) serious injury to any person;

(e) substantial financial gain to any person; and

(f) serious financial loss to any person.

(4) Loss is serious for the purposes of this Schedule if, having regard to all the circumstances, it is serious for the person who suffers it.

(5) In this paragraph “injury” includes any disease and any impairment of a person’s physical or mental condition.