SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6 Miscellaneous amendments

Part 6 Other amendments

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1

Section 42(1) of the 1957 Act (punishment of civil offences) is amended as follows.

2

The words “Subject to section 43A below” are inserted at the beginning and the words “ subject to section 43A below be liable ” are omitted.

3

For paragraph (b) there is substituted—

b

in the case of an offence constituted by a civil offence the sentence for which is fixed by law as life imprisonment, be sentenced to imprisonment for life;

4

In paragraph (c), after “any other offence,” there is inserted “ be liable ”.