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12E+WThe Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows.
13E+WIn section 195 (interpretation of Chapter 3), omit the definitions of “custodial period”, “licence period” and “the number of custodial days”.
14(1)Section 196 (meaning of “relevant order” in Chapter 4) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)at the end of paragraph (a) insert “ or ”;
(b)omit paragraph (b);
(c)omit paragraph (d) and the word “or” preceding it.
(3)Omit subsection (2).
15E+WIn section 197(1)(a)(i) (meaning of “responsible officer), omit “182(1) or”.
16E+WIn section 202(4)(b) (circumstances in which court must not include programme requirement), omit “(or, where the relevant order is a custody plus order or an intermittent custody order, will be)”.
17E+WOmit section 204(4) and (5) (restrictions on imposing curfew requirement).
18E+WIn section 213(3) (definition of “relevant period” for supervision requirement), omit paragraphs (b) and (c).
19E+WOmit section 216(2) (requirement to specify area in which offender will reside).
20E+WIn section 241 (effect of direction under section 240 or 240A)—
(a)in subsection (1), omit “or Chapter 3 (prison sentences of less than twelve months)”;
(b)omit subsection (2).
21(1)Section 244 (duty to release prisoners) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)Omit subsection (2).
(3)In subsection (3)—
(a)omit paragraphs (b) and (c);
(b)in paragraph (d), omit “none of which falls within paragraph (c)”.
22E+WOmit section 245 (restrictions on duty to release intermittent custody prisoners).
23(1)Section 246 (power to release prisoners on licence early) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)in paragraph (a), omit “, other than an intermittent custody prisoner,”;
(b)omit paragraph (b) and the word “and” preceding it.
(3)Omit subsection (3).
(4)In subsection (4)(i), omit from “or, where the sentence is one of intermittent custody” to the end.
(5)In subsection (5)—
(a)in paragraph (a), omit “or (b), (3)”;
(b)in paragraph (c), omit “or (3)(b)(ii)”.
(6)In subsection (6)—
(a)omit the definition of “the required custodial days”;
(b)in the definition of “the requisite custodial period”, omit “other than a sentence of intermittent custody” and “, (b)”;
(c)omit the definition of “sentence of intermittent custody”.
24E+WIn section 249 (duration of licence)—
(a)in subsection (1), for “subsections (2) and (3)” substitute “ subsection (3) ”;
(b)omit subsection (2);
(c)in subsection (3), omit the words from “and subsection (2)” to the end;
(d)omit subsection (4).
25E+WIn section 250 (licence conditions)—
(a)omit subsections (2), (2A), (3) and (6);
(b)in subsection (7), for the words from “section 264(3)” to the end substitute “ and section 264(3) (consecutive terms) ”.
26E+WOmit section 251 (licence conditions on re-release of those serving less than 12 months).
27E+WIn section 252(2) (duty to comply with licence conditions: overseas)—
(a)at the end of paragraph (a) insert “ and ”;
(b)omit paragraph (b).
28E+WOmit section 253(4) (curfew conditions for those subject to intermittent custody order).
29E+WIn section 260(7) (early removal of persons liable to removal from UK: definition of “requisite custodial period”), omit “, (b)”.
30E+WIn section 261(6) (re-entry to UK of offender removed early: definitions), in the definition of “requisite custodial period”, omit “, (b)”.
31E+WOmit section 263(3) (concurrent terms: requirements of licence).
32(1)Section 264 (consecutive terms) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)Omit subsection (1)(c) and the “and” preceding it.
(3)In subsection (6) omit—
(a)paragraph (a)(iii) and the “and” preceding it;
(b)paragraph (b).
33E+WOmit section 264A (consecutive terms: intermittent custody).
34E+WOmit section 265(1B) (restriction on consecutive sentences: intermittent custody).
35E+WIn section 268 (interpretation of Chapter 6), omit the definitions of “intermittent custody prisoner”, “release” and “relevant court order”.
36E+WIn section 302 (execution of process between England and Wales and Scotland), omit “paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 10”.
37E+WIn section 305(1) (interpretation of Part 12)—
(a)omit the definition of “custody plus order”;
(b)omit the definition of “intermittent custody order”;
(c)omit the words “custody plus order, intermittent custody order” (wherever they appear);
(d)in the definition of “responsible officer”, omit the words “a custody plus order, an intermittent custody order”.
38(1)Schedule 12 (breach or amendment of suspended sentence order etc) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)In paragraph 8(2) (powers of court on breach of community requirement or conviction of further offence)—
(a)in paragraph (a), omit “and custodial period”;
F1(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)In paragraph 9(1) (further provision as to order that suspended sentence is to take effect)—
(a)omit “and custodial period”;
(b)omit paragraph (a).
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 10 para. 38(2)(b) repealed (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 28 (with ss. 413(4)(5), 416(7), Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
39E+WIn Schedule 32 (amendments relating to sentencing), omit paragraphs 12(2), (3) and (6), 29, 57, 58 and 68(2).
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