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123 Preparation or revision of guidelines in urgent cases
(1) This section applies where the Council—
(a) decides to prepare or revise sentencing guidelines or allocation guidelines, and
(b) is of the opinion that the urgency of the case makes it impractical to comply with the procedural requirements of section 120 or (as the case may be) section 122.
(2) The Council may prepare or revise the guidelines without complying with—
(a) in the case of sentencing guidelines, section 120(5), and
(b) in the case of allocation guidelines, section 122(3).
(3) The Council may—
(a) in the case of sentencing guidelines, amend and issue the guidelines under section 120(7) or (8) without having complied with the requirements of section 120(6)(b) to (d), and
(b) in the case of allocation guidelines, amend and issue the guidelines under section 122(5) without having complied with the requirements of section 122(4)(b) to (d).
(4) The guidelines or revised guidelines must—
(a) state that the Council was of the opinion mentioned in subsection (1)(b), and
(b) give the Council's reasons for that opinion.
Your change, as a redline
123 Preparation or revision of guidelines in urgent cases
(1) This section applies where the Council—
(a) decides to prepare or revise sentencing guidelines or allocation guidelines, and
(b) is of the opinion that the urgency of the case makes it impractical to comply with the procedural requirements of section 120 or (as the case may be) section 122.
(2) The Council may prepare or revise the guidelines without complying with—
(a) in the case of sentencing guidelines, section 120(5), and
(b) in the case of allocation guidelines, section 122(3).
(3) The Council may—
(a) in the case of sentencing guidelines, amend and issue the guidelines under section 120(7) or (8) without having complied with the requirements of section 120(6)(b) to (d), and
(b) in the case of allocation guidelines, amend and issue the guidelines under section 122(5) without having complied with the requirements of section 122(4)(b) to (d).
(4) The guidelines or revised guidelines must—
(a) state that the Council was of the opinion mentioned in subsection (1)(b), and
(b) give the Council's reasons for that opinion.
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