Sentencing Act 2020

Exercise of powers in relation to pre-commencement offencesE+W

22(1)The following powers may, despite section 2, be exercised in relation to an offence of which the offender is convicted before the commencement date (a “pre-commencement offence”) as well as in relation to an offence of which the offender is convicted on or after that day—E+W

(a)the power in section 91(5) (to make regulations specifying requirements for persons appointed as members of a youth offender panel);

(b)the power in section 194 (to make regulations about court reviews of youth rehabilitation orders);

(c)the power in section 217 (to make regulations about court reviews of community orders);

(d)the power in section 248(1)(f) (to make regulations specifying accommodation as “youth detention accommodation”);

(e)the power in section 394 (to make rules relating to community orders and suspended sentence orders);

(f)the power in section 395 (to issue a code of practice about the processing of data from electronic monitoring).

(2)Anything done under a power referred to in a paragraph of sub-paragraph (1) in relation to a pre-commencement offence has effect as if done under the provision repealed by this Act that corresponds to the provision mentioned in that paragraph.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 27 para. 22 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2