Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Act 2020

5 Commencement, extent and short title

(1) So far as necessary to enable regulations to be made under section 1 or 2, this Act comes into force on the day on which it is passed.

(2) Subject to that, this Act, and any regulations made under section 1 or 2, do not come into force unless—

(a) a single Act, or

(b) a group of two or more Acts,

is passed consolidating the whole or a substantial part of the Acts relating to sentencing (with or without other sentencing legislation).

(3) If the sentencing consolidation is passed, this Act, so far as not already in force, and any regulations made under section 1 or 2—

(a) come into force immediately before the consolidation date, and

(b) so far as they apply in relation to an offence, have effect only in relation to an offence of which a person is convicted on or after that date.

(4) Subject to the following, this Act extends to England and Wales only.

(5) A modification of a provision by section 1 has the same extent within the United Kingdom as the provision modified.

(6) An amendment, repeal or revocation made by Schedule 2, or by regulations under section 2, has the same extent within the United Kingdom as the provision amended, repealed or revoked.

(7) In Schedule 2—

(a) paragraph 133 also extends to Northern Ireland, and

(b) paragraph 134 also extends to Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(8) The power conferred by section 338 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (power to extend to Channel Islands and Isle of Man, and to modify) is exercisable in relation to any amendment or modification of that Act that is made by or under this Act.

(9) The armed forces provisions also extend to—

(a) the Isle of Man, and

(b) the British overseas territories except Gibraltar.

(10) The powers conferred by section 384 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (power to extend Act to the Channel Islands and powers to make provisions of that Act apply with modifications in relation to the Channel Islands, British overseas territories and the Isle of Man) are exercisable in relation to any armed forces provision.

(11) “Armed forces provision” means—

(a) an amendment, modification or repeal made by or under this Act of a provision of the Armed Forces Act 2006;

(b) an amendment, modification or repeal made by or under this Act of any other provision, so far as the provision is applied (by whatever words) by or under the Armed Forces Act 2006.

(12) This Act may be cited as the Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Act 2020.