Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015

Valid from 13/04/2015

Offences of particular concernU.K.

4U.K.After Schedule 18 insert—

Section 236A

SCHEDULE 18AU.K.Sentence under section 236A: offences
Terrorism offencesU.K.

1An offence under section 4 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 (soliciting murder) that has a terrorist connection.

2An offence under section 28 of that Act (causing bodily injury by explosives) that has a terrorist connection.

3An offence under section 29 of that Act (using explosives etc with intent to do grievous bodily harm) that has a terrorist connection.

4An offence under section 2 of the Explosive Substances Act 1883 (causing explosion likely to endanger life or property) that has a terrorist connection.

5An offence under section 3 of that Act (attempt to cause explosion, or making or keeping explosive with intent to endanger life or property) that has a terrorist connection.

6An offence under section 4 of that Act (making or possession of explosive under suspicious circumstances) that has a terrorist connection.

7An offence under section 54 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (weapons training).

8An offence under section 56 of that Act (directing terrorist organisation).

9An offence under section 57 of that Act (possession of article for terrorist purposes).

10An offence under section 59 of that Act (inciting terrorism overseas).

11An offence under section 47 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (use etc of nuclear weapons).

12An offence under section 50 of that Act (assisting or inducing certain weapons-related acts overseas).

13An offence under section 113 of that Act (use of noxious substance or thing to cause harm or intimidate).

14An offence under section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006 (preparation of terrorist acts).

15An offence under section 6 of that Act (training for terrorism).

16An offence under section 9 of that Act (making or possession of radioactive device or material).

17An offence under section 10 of that Act (use of radioactive device or material for terrorist purposes etc).

18An offence under section 11 of that Act (terrorist threats relating to radioactive devices etc).

Sexual offencesU.K.

19An offence under section 5 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (rape of a child under 13).

20An offence under section 6 of that Act (assault of a child under 13 by penetration).

Accessories and inchoate offencesU.K.

21(1)Aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of an offence specified in the preceding paragraphs of this Schedule (a “relevant offence”).

(2)An attempt to commit a relevant offence.

(3)Conspiracy to commit a relevant offence.

(4)An offence under Part 2 of the Serious Crime Act 2007 in relation to which a relevant offence is the offence (or one of the offences) which the person intended or believed would be committed.

22An offence in the following list that has a terrorist connection—

(a)an attempt to commit murder,

(b)conspiracy to commit murder, and

(c)an offence under Part 2 of the Serious Crime Act 2007 in relation to which murder is the offence (or one of the offences) which the person intended or believed would be committed.

Abolished offencesU.K.

23An offence that—

(a)was abolished before the coming into force of section 236A, and

(b)if committed on the day on which the offender was convicted of the offence, would have constituted an offence specified in the preceding paragraphs of this Schedule.

Meaning of “terrorist connection”U.K.

24For the purposes of this Schedule, an offence has a terrorist connection if a court has determined under section 30 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 that the offence has such a connection.