Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17)

SCHEDULES

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

PART 5 E+W Custodial sentences

Valid from 06/04/2022

Minimum sentences: firearms and corrosive substances E+W

82 (1) Section 315 (minimum sentence for repeat offence involving weapon) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) in paragraph (a)—

(i) omit “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (ii);

(ii) after sub-paragraph (iii) insert “or

(iv) section 6(1) of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (offence of having a corrosive substance in a public place),”;

(b) in paragraph (b), for “17 July 2015” substitute “ the relevant date ”.

(3) After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) In subsection (1)(b), “the relevant date” means—

(a) in relation to an offence under section 6(1) of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019, the date on which paragraph 82 of Schedule 22 comes into force (or, if earlier, the date on which section 8 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 comes into force);

(b) in any other case, 17 July 2015.”

(4) In subsection (5)—

(a) omit “or” at the end of paragraph (a);

(b) at the end of paragraph (b) insert “or

(c) section 6 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (offence of having corrosive substance in a public place)”.

(5) In the title, at the end insert “ or corrosive substance ”.