Legislation – Sentencing Act 2020
SCHEDULE 22Amendments of the Sentencing Code and related amendments of other legislation
PART 5Custodial sentences
82Minimum sentences: firearms and corrosive substances
1
Section 315 (minimum sentence for repeat offence involving weapon) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)—
a
in paragraph (a)—
i
omit “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (ii);
ii
after sub-paragraph (iii) insert
or
iv
section 6(1) of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (offence of having a corrosive substance in a public place),
b
in paragraph (b), for “17 July 2015” substitute “the relevant date”.
3
After subsection (1) insert—
1A
In subsection (1)(b), “the relevant date” means—
a
in relation to an offence under section 6(1) of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019, the date on which paragraph 82 of Schedule 22 comes into force (or, if earlier, the date on which section 8 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 comes into force);
b
in any other case, 17 July 2015.
4
In subsection (5)—
a
omit “or” at the end of paragraph (a);
b
at the end of paragraph (b) insert
or
c
section 6 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (offence of having corrosive substance in a public place)
5
In the title, at the end insert “or corrosive substance”.