SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 22Amendments of the Sentencing Code and related amendments of other legislation

PART 5Custodial sentences

Age limit for imposing imprisonment

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In section 226 (custodial sentence: restriction in certain cases where offender not legally represented)

F1(a)

, in subsection (2), for paragraphs (c) and (d) substituteor

(ba)

if the offender was aged at least 18 but under 21 when convicted, pass a sentence of imprisonment,

F2(b)

in subsection (3), at the beginning insert “If the offender was aged 21 or over when convicted,".