PART 1Criminal Justice
Dangerous offenders
1Maximum sentence for certain offences to be life imprisonment
1
In section 4 of the Explosive Substances Act 1883 (making or possession of explosive under suspicious circumstances)—
a
in subsection (1), for the words from “guilty” to the end substitute “
guilty of an offence
”
, and
b
after that subsection insert—
1A
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for life.
1B
Where a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) the explosive substance is to be forfeited.
2
In section 54(6)(a) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (penalty on conviction on indictment of offence involving weapons training for terrorism), for “imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years” substitute “
imprisonment for life
”
.
3
In section 6(5)(a) of the Terrorism Act 2006 (penalty on conviction on indictment of offence involving training for terrorism), for “imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years” substitute “
imprisonment for life
”
.
4
The amendments made by this section apply only in relation to an offence committed on or after the day on which they come into force.
5
Where an offence is found to have been committed over a period of 2 or more days, or at some time during a period of 2 or more days, it must be taken for the purposes of subsection (4) to have been committed on the last of those days.