The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Reviews of Sentencing) Order 2000

Made17th July 2000

Laid before Parliament24th July 2000

Coming into force21st August 2000

In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 35(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 19881 I hereby make the following Order:

1

This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Reviews of Sentencing) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 21st August 2000.

2

Part IV of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 shall apply to any case in which sentence is passed on a person for any of the following offences:

a

offences under section 50(2) or (3), section 68(2) or section 170(1) or (2) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 19792 insofar as those offences are in connection with a prohibition or restriction on importation or exportation of either:

i

a controlled drug within the meaning of section 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (“the 1971 Act”), such prohibition or restriction having effect by virtue of section 3 of that Act3; or

ii

insofar as they relate to or depict a person under the age of 16, indecent or obscene prints, paintings, photographs, books, cards, lithographic or other engravings, or any other indecent or obscene articles, such prohibition and restriction having effect by virtue of section 42 of the Customs Consolidation Act 18764;

b

offences under section 4(2) or (3) (production or supply of a controlled drug), section 5(3) (possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply) or section 6(2) (cultivation of cannabis plant) of the 1971 Act;

c

offences under section 6 of the Sexual Offences Act 19565 (unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16) or section 5(1) of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 18856 (defilement of a girl between 14 and 17);

d

offences under section 54 of the Criminal Law Act 19777 or article 9 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 19808 (inciting a girl under 16 to have incestuous sexual intercourse);

e

offences under section 1 of the Indecency with Children Act 19609 or section 22 of the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 196810 (indecent conduct with a child);

f

attempting to commit, or inciting the commission of, any of the offences described above.

3

This Order extends to Northern Ireland11.

Jack StrawOne of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of StateHome Office17th July 2000

(This note is not part of the Order)

Part IV of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 allows the Attorney General to refer certain cases to the Court of Appeal, with the leave of that Court, where he considers that a sentence imposed in the Crown Court was unduly lenient. This Order extends the range of offences triable either way in respect of which that power may be exercised.