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Sentencing Act 2020, Section 272 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 February 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.

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272Offences other than murderE+W
(1)This section applies where a person aged at least 18 but under 21 is convicted of an offence for which the sentence is not fixed by law.
(2)The court must sentence the offender to custody for life if—
(a)the offence is punishable in the case of a person aged 21 or over with imprisonment for life, and the court considers that a sentence for life would be appropriate, or
(b)the court is required by section 273 or 274 to impose a sentence of custody for life.
(3)Sections 230 (threshold for imposing discretionary custodial sentence) and 231 (length of discretionary custodial sentences: general provision), in particular, apply for the purposes of subsection (2)(a).
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