PART 1Criminal Justice

Dangerous offenders

I13Schedule 15B offences

1

Part 1 of Schedule 15B to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (offences under the law of England and Wales listed for the purposes of sections 224A(1) and (4), 226A and 246A of that Act) is amended as follows.

2

After paragraph 3 (offence under section 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861) insert—

3A

An offence under section 28 of that Act (causing bodily injury by explosives).

3B

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

3C

An offence under section 2 of the Explosive Substances Act 1883 (causing explosion likely to endanger life or property).

3D

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

3E

An offence under section 4 of that Act (making or possession of explosive under suspicious circumstances).

3

After paragraph 8 insert—

8A

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

4

In paragraph 9, for “the Terrorism Act 2000” substitute “ that Act ”.

5

After paragraph 40 (offence under section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006) insert—

40A

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

6

Part 4 of Schedule 15B to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (offences under the law of Scotland, Northern Ireland or a member State other than the United Kingdom listed for the purposes of sections 224A(4) and 226A of that Act) is amended as follows.

7

In paragraph 49, for “An offence” substitute “ A civilian offence ”.

8

After paragraph 49 insert—

49A

A member State service offence which, if committed in England and Wales at the time of the conviction, would have constituted an offence specified in Part 1 or 2 of this Schedule.

49B

In this Part of this Schedule—

  • “civilian offence” means an offence other than an offence described in Part 3 of this Schedule or a member State service offence;

  • “member State service offence” means an offence which was the subject of proceedings under the law of a member State, other than the United Kingdom, governing all or any of the naval, military or air forces of that State.

9

For the purposes of section 224A of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and section 218A of the Armed Forces Act 2006, the amendments made by this section apply only in relation to a person sentenced for an offence that was committed on or after the day on which they come into force.

10

For the purposes of section 226A of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and section 219A of the Armed Forces Act 2006, the amendments made by this section apply in relation to a person sentenced for an offence on or after the day on which they come into force, whenever the offence was committed.

11

For the purposes of section 246A of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, the amendments made by subsections (2) to (5) apply in relation to a person serving an extended sentence imposed on or after the day on which they come into force, whenever the offence in question was committed.

12

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 (9) to have been committed on the last of those days.