Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 (c. 11)

PART 1 U.K. Sentencing of terrorist and certain other offenders

Extended sentences U.K.

20 Extended custodial sentences for serious terrorism offenders: Northern Ireland U.K.

(1) Article 14 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1216 (N.I. 1)) (extended custodial sentences) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for the words from “convicted” to the end (including the final “and”) substitute “—

(i) convicted on indictment of a specified offence; or

(ii) convicted after the commencement of section 20 of the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 of any other offence that is a serious terrorism offence;”;

(b) after sub-paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) the offence was committed after the commencement of this Article; and”.

(3) In paragraph (8)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “; and” substitute “ (unless sub-paragraph (c) applies); ”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), at the end insert “ (unless sub-paragraph (c) applies); and ”;

(c) after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“(c) ten years in the case of a serious terrorism offence for which the offender is convicted after the commencement of section 20 of the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021.”