Sentencing Act 2020

[F1 Part 4A E+W PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTED BEFORE IP COMPLETION DAY: OFFENCES UNDER THE LAW OF A MEMBER STATE

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 15 Pt. 4A inserted (31.12.2020) by Sch. 22 para. 96(5) of this Act (as inserted by The Taking Account of Convictions (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1520), regs. 1(1), 5(14)(d))

23A. E+W If the proceedings for the index offence were instituted before IP completion day (see section 397(5))—

(a) a civilian offence for which the person was convicted in a member State and 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;

(b) 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.

This is subject to paragraph 23C.

23B. E+W Where the index offence was committed before 13 April 2015, this Part of this Schedule has effect—

(a) as if, in paragraph 23A, the reference to a civilian offence were to an offence, and

(b) with the omission of paragraphs 23A(b).]