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224Meaning of “specified offence” etc.

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(1)An offence is a “specified offence” for the purposes of this Chapter if it is a specified violent offence or a specified sexual offence.

(2)An offence is a “serious offence” for the purposes of this Chapter if and only if—

(a)it is a specified offence, and

(b)it is, apart from section 225, punishable in the case of a person aged 18 or over by—

(i)imprisonment for life, or

(ii)imprisonment for a determinate period of ten years or more.

(3)In this Chapter—

  • “relevant offence” has the meaning given by section 229(4);

  • “serious harm” means death or serious personal injury, whether physical or psychological;

  • “specified violent offence” means an offence specified in Part 1 of Schedule 15;

  • “specified sexual offence” means an offence specified in Part 2 of that Schedule.

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