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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, Section 79 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 21 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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79Referral orders for young offendersE+W
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(1)In section 16(1)(c) of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (duty or power to refer a young offender to a youth offender panel not to apply if court proposes to discharge the offender absolutely) for “absolutely” substitute “ , whether absolutely or conditionally, ”.
(2)In section 17 of that Act (the referral conditions)—
(a)in subsection (2) at the end of paragraph (a) insert “ and ”,
(b)in that subsection omit paragraph (c) and the word “and” immediately before it, and
(c)omit subsections (2A) to (2D).
(3)In consequence of the amendment made by subsection (2)(c) omit paragraph 12(3), (4) and (5) of Schedule 17 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.
(4)The amendments made by this section do not apply in relation to any sentence passed in relation to an offence committed before the coming into force of this section.
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