Serious Crime Act 2007
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4 Involvement in serious crime: supplementary
(1) In considering for the purposes of this Part whether a person has committed a serious offence— (a) the court must decide that the person has committed the offence if— (i) he has been convicted of the offence; and (ii) the conviction has not been quashed on appeal nor has the person been pardoned of the offence; but (b) the court must not otherwise decide that the person has committed the offence. (2) In deciding for the purposes of this Part whether a person (“the respondent”) facilitates the commission by another person of a serious offence, the court must ignore— (a) any act that the respondent can show to be reasonable in the circumstances; and (b) subject to this, his intentions, or any other aspect of his mental state, at the time. (3) In deciding for the purposes of this Part whether a person (“the respondent”) conducts himself in a way that is likely to facilitate the commission by himself or another person of a serious offence (whether or not such an offence is committed), the court must ignore— (a) any act that the respondent can show to be reasonable in the circumstances; and (b) subject to this, his intentions, or any other aspect of his mental state, at the time. (4) The Secretary of State may by order amend Part 1 of Schedule 1. (4A) The Scottish Ministers may by order amend Part 1A of Schedule 1. (4B) The Scottish Ministers may not exercise the power conferred by subsection (4A) in relation to an offence which relates to a reserved matter (within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998) without the consent of the Secretary of State. (5) The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland may by order amend Part 2 of Schedule 1.
4 Involvement in serious crime: supplementary
(1) In considering for the purposes of this Part whether a person has committed a serious offence— (a) the court must decide that the person has committed the offence if— (i) he has been convicted of the offence; and (ii) the conviction has not been quashed on appeal nor has the person been pardoned of the offence; but (b) the court must not otherwise decide that the person has committed the offence. (2) In deciding for the purposes of this Part whether a person (“the respondent”) facilitates the commission by another person of a serious offence, the court must ignore— (a) any act that the respondent can show to be reasonable in the circumstances; and (b) subject to this, his intentions, or any other aspect of his mental state, at the time. (3) In deciding for the purposes of this Part whether a person (“the respondent”) conducts himself in a way that is likely to facilitate the commission by himself or another person of a serious offence (whether or not such an offence is committed), the court must ignore— (a) any act that the respondent can show to be reasonable in the circumstances; and (b) subject to this, his intentions, or any other aspect of his mental state, at the time. (4) The Secretary of State may by order amend Part 1 of Schedule 1. (4A) The Scottish Ministers may by order amend Part 1A of Schedule 1. (4B) The Scottish Ministers may not exercise the power conferred by subsection (4A) in relation to an offence which relates to a reserved matter (within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998) without the consent of the Secretary of State. (5) The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland may by order amend Part 2 of Schedule 1.
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