General

23Extent

(1)

An amendment or repeal made by this Act, other than an armed forces amendment or repeal, has the same extent as the provision amended or repealed (ignoring extent by virtue of an Order in Council).

(2)

Subject to subsection (1), this Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(3)

So far as sections 20, 21 and 22 confer power to make provision amending or otherwise relating to Schedule 1 to the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997, they also extend to the Channel Islands.

(4)

Section 385 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (extent of enactments applied by that Act) does not apply in relation to an armed forces amendment or repeal.

(5)

Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide for an armed forces amendment or repeal to extend, with or without modifications, to—

(a)

any of the Channel Islands,

(b)

the Isle of Man, or

(c)

any of the British overseas territories

(6)

The power conferred by paragraph 19 of Schedule 1 to the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (power to extend to Isle of Man) is exercisable in relation to any amendment of that Act that is made by this Act.

(7)

The power conferred by section 338 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (power to extend to Channel Islands etc) is exercisable in relation to any amendment of that Act that is made by this Act.

(8)

“Armed forces amendment or repeal” means—

(a)

an amendment or repeal made by Schedule 6 (amendments of the Armed Forces Act 2006), and

(b)

where a provision amended or repealed by this Act is applied by or under the Armed Forces Act 2006, the amendment or repeal of the provision as so applied.