Point in time view as at 02/05/2022.
Sentencing Act 2020, Paragraph 49 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
49(1)Section 227A (offences of threatening with a weapon on public or on school premises) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)After subsection (1), insert—
“(1A)Where the offender is aged under 21 at the time of conviction, the court must impose a sentence of detention in a young offender institution for a term of at least 6 months unless the court is of the opinion that there are particular circumstances which—
(a)relate to the offence or to the offender, and
(b)would make it unjust to do so in all the circumstances.”
(3)In subsection (2), at the beginning insert “ Where the offender is aged 21 or over at the time of conviction, ”.
(4)Omit subsection (3).
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 25 para. 49 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
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