Sentencing Act 2026
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25 Release on licence of certain violent or sexual offenders: service offences
(1) Section 244ZA of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (release on licence of certain violent or sexual offenders) is amended as follows. (2) After subsection (8) insert— (9) For the purposes of this section, a reference to an offence specified in a paragraph or Part of Schedule 15 includes a reference to a service offence as respects which the corresponding civil offence is so specified. (10) In subsection (9)— (a) “service offence” means an offence under— (i) section 70 of the Army Act 1955 or the Air Force Act 1955, (ii) section 42 of the Naval Discipline Act 1957, or (iii) section 42 of the Armed Forces Act 2006; (b) “corresponding civil offence” means— (i) in relation to an offence under section 70 of the Army Act 1955 or the Air Force Act 1955, the corresponding civil offence within the meaning of that Act; (ii) in relation to an offence under section 42 of the Naval Discipline Act 1957, the civil offence within the meaning of that section; (iii) in relation to an offence under section 42 of the Armed Forces Act 2006, the corresponding offence under the law of England and Wales within the meaning of that section. (11) Section 48 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (supplementary provisions relating to ancillary service offences) applies for the purposes of subsection (10)(b)(iii) above as it applies for the purposes of the provisions of that Act referred to in subsection (3)(b) of that section. (3) The amendments made by this section, as well as applying in relation to offences committed on or after the day on which those amendments come into force, apply in relation to offences committed before that day.
25 Release on licence of certain violent or sexual offenders: service offences
(1) Section 244ZA of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (release on licence of certain violent or sexual offenders) is amended as follows. (2) After subsection (8) insert— (9) For the purposes of this section, a reference to an offence specified in a paragraph or Part of Schedule 15 includes a reference to a service offence as respects which the corresponding civil offence is so specified. (10) In subsection (9)— (a) “service offence” means an offence under— (i) section 70 of the Army Act 1955 or the Air Force Act 1955, (ii) section 42 of the Naval Discipline Act 1957, or (iii) section 42 of the Armed Forces Act 2006; (b) “corresponding civil offence” means— (i) in relation to an offence under section 70 of the Army Act 1955 or the Air Force Act 1955, the corresponding civil offence within the meaning of that Act; (ii) in relation to an offence under section 42 of the Naval Discipline Act 1957, the civil offence within the meaning of that section; (iii) in relation to an offence under section 42 of the Armed Forces Act 2006, the corresponding offence under the law of England and Wales within the meaning of that section. (11) Section 48 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (supplementary provisions relating to ancillary service offences) applies for the purposes of subsection (10)(b)(iii) above as it applies for the purposes of the provisions of that Act referred to in subsection (3)(b) of that section. (3) The amendments made by this section, as well as applying in relation to offences committed on or after the day on which those amendments come into force, apply in relation to offences committed before that day.
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