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Sentencing Act 2020

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413 Repeals and revocations

(1) The provisions specified in Schedule 28 (which include provisions that are spent) are repealed or revoked to the extent specified. (2) The provisions specified in Schedule 29 are repealed or revoked so far as they extend to England and Wales only. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) are subject to the following provisions of this section. Standard scale and powers to amend fines etc (4) Nothing in this section or Schedule 28 or 29 affects any provision of— (a) section 37 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (standard scale), (b) section 17 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (amendments of standard scale), or (c) section 143 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (amendments of fines etc), so far as it has been, or is capable of being, extended under section 81(11) of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (as extended by section 102(7) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991) (power to extend certain provisions to Channel Islands or Isle of Man by Order in Council). Life sentence for second serious offence committed before 4 April 2005 (5) Nothing in Schedule 28 affects— (a) section 109 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Sentencing Act 2000 (life sentence for second serious offence), as it has effect by virtue of paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 2 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No.8 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/950), or (b) any other provision so far as it continues to have effect, by virtue of paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to that order, in a case in which a court is dealing with a person whose sentence falls to be imposed under that section.

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413 Repeals and revocations

(1) The provisions specified in Schedule 28 (which include provisions that are spent) are repealed or revoked to the extent specified. (2) The provisions specified in Schedule 29 are repealed or revoked so far as they extend to England and Wales only. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) are subject to the following provisions of this section. Standard scale and powers to amend fines etc (4) Nothing in this section or Schedule 28 or 29 affects any provision of— (a) section 37 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (standard scale), (b) section 17 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (amendments of standard scale), or (c) section 143 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (amendments of fines etc), so far as it has been, or is capable of being, extended under section 81(11) of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (as extended by section 102(7) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991) (power to extend certain provisions to Channel Islands or Isle of Man by Order in Council). Life sentence for second serious offence committed before 4 April 2005 (5) Nothing in Schedule 28 affects— (a) section 109 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Sentencing Act 2000 (life sentence for second serious offence), as it has effect by virtue of paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 2 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No.8 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/950), or (b) any other provision so far as it continues to have effect, by virtue of paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to that order, in a case in which a court is dealing with a person whose sentence falls to be imposed under that section.

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