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(1)This section applies where—
(a)an offender is convicted of an offence (the “index offence”) under—
(i)section 1(1) of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953 (carrying offensive weapon without lawful authority or reasonable excuse),
(ii)section 139(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (having article with blade or point in public place), or
(iii)section 139A(1) or (2) of that Act (having article with blade or point or offensive weapon on education premises),
(b)the offence was committed on or after 17 July 2015, and
(c)when the offence was committed, the offender—
(i)was aged at least 16, and
(ii)had at least one relevant conviction.
(2)The court must impose an appropriate custodial sentence unless the court is of the opinion that there are particular circumstances which—
(a)relate to the offence, to the previous offence or to the offender, and
(b)would make it unjust to do so in all the circumstances.
(3)In subsection (2) “appropriate custodial sentence” means—
(a)in the case of a person aged under 18 when convicted of the index offence, a detention and training order of at least 4 months;
(b)in the case of a person aged 18 or over but under 21 when convicted of the index offence, a sentence of detention in a young offender institution for a term of at least 6 months;
(c)in the case of a person aged 21 or over when convicted of the index offence, a sentence of imprisonment for a term of at least 6 months.
(4)In this section, “relevant conviction” means—
(a)a conviction of a relevant offence,
(b)a conviction in another part of the United Kingdom or another member State of a civilian offence which would have constituted a relevant offence if committed in England and Wales at the time of the conviction (whenever the offence was in fact committed),
(c)a conviction of an offence under section 42 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 in respect of which the corresponding offence under the law of England and Wales (within the meaning of that section) is a relevant offence,
(d)a conviction of an offence under section 70 of the Army Act 1955, section 70 of the Air Force Act 1955 or section 42 of the Naval Discipline Act 1957 in respect of which the corresponding civil offence (within the meaning of the Act in question) is a relevant offence, or
(e)a conviction of a member State service offence which would have constituted a relevant offence if committed in England and Wales at the time of conviction (whenever the offence was in fact committed).
(5)In this section, “relevant offence” means an offence under—
(a)section 1 or 1A of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953 (offences involving offensive weapons), or
(b)section 139, 139A or 139AA of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (offences involving article with blade or point or offensive weapon).
Commencement Information
I1S. 315 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
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