Legislation – Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
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PART 2Prevention, investigation and prosecution of crime
CHAPTER 4Other provisions
Offences relating to hares etc
I1I262Increase in penalty for offences related to game etc
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The existing text becomes subsection (1).
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In that subsection—
a
after “conviction” insert “to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks,”
, and
b
for “not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale” substitute “or to both”
.
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After that subsection insert—
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In relation to an offence committed before the coming into force of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (alteration of penalties for certain summary offences: England and Wales), the reference in subsection (1) to 51 weeks is to be read as a reference to 6 months.
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The existing text becomes subsection (1).
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In that subsection—
a
for the words from “conviction”, in the first place it occurs, to “seem meet”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “summary conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks, to a fine or to both”
, and
b
for “each of the two offences” substitute “the offence”
.
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After that subsection insert—
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In relation to an offence committed before the coming into force of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (alteration of penalties for certain summary offences: England and Wales), the reference in subsection (1) to 51 weeks is to be read as a reference to 6 months.
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In section 4A of the Game Laws (Amendment) Act 1960 (forfeiture of vehicles), in subsection (1), omit “as one of five or more persons liable under that section”.
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The amendments made by this section have effect only in relation to offences committed on or after the day on which this section comes into force.