Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9 Changes to powers to make suspended sentence orders: consequential and transitory provision

Part 1 Consequential amendments

Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)

6 (1) Section 195 (interpretation of Chapter 3) is amended as follows.

(2) For the definition of “operational period” and “supervision period” substitute—

• ““the operational period”, in relation to a suspended sentence, has the meaning given by section 189(1)(a);”.

(3) After the definition of “sentence of imprisonment” insert—

• ““the supervision period”, in relation to a suspended sentence, has the meaning given by section 189(1A).”