Part IX Young Offenders
123 Custodial sentences for young offenders.
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Part I of the M1Criminal Justice Act 1982 shall be amended as mentioned in subsections (2) to (5) below.
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5
The following subsection shall be substituted for section 2(4)—
4
Where—
a
the Crown Court passes a sentence of detention in a young offender institution or a sentence of custody for life under section 8(2) below, or
b
a magistrates’ court passes a sentence of detention in a young offender institution,
it shall be its duty—
i
to state in open court that it is satisfied that he qualifies for a custodial sentence under one or more of the paragraphs of section 1(4A) above, the paragraph or paragraphs in question and why it is so satisfied; and
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to explain to the offender in open court and in ordinary language why it is passing a custodial sentence on him.
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The amendments and transitional provisions in Schedule 8 to this Act shall have effect.