Criminal Justice Act 2003

277 Interpretation of Chapter 7 E+W

In this Chapter—

• “court” includes [F1 the Court Martial];

• [F2 “guidelines” means sentencing guidelines issued by the Sentencing Council for England and Wales as definitive guidelines under section 120 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, as revised by any subsequent guidelines so issued;]

• “life sentence” means—

  (a)

  a sentence of imprisonment for life,

  (b)

  a sentence of detention during Her Majesty’s pleasure, or

  (c)

  a sentence of custody for life passed before the commencement of section 61(1) of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43) (which abolishes that sentence).

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 277: words in definition of "court" substituted (28.3.2009 for certain purposes, and otherwise 31.10.2009) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378(1), 383, Sch. 16 para. 230; S.I. 2009/812, art. 3 (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4

F2 S. 277: definition of "guidelines" substituted (6.4.2010) by Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25), ss. 177, 182, Sch. 21 para. 86 (with s. 180); S.I. 2010/816, art. 2, Sch. paras. 14(b), 20(b) (with art. 7(4))