SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Consequential amendments relating to minimum sentences
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33)
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1
The Criminal Justice Act 1988 is amended as follows.
2
In section 36 (review of failure to impose mandatory sentence), in subsection (2)(b) omit the “
or
”
at the end of sub-paragraph (ii) and, at the end of sub-paragraph (iii), insert
or
iv
under section 29(4) or (6) of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006.
3
In subsection (9) of that section, after paragraph (a) insert—
aa
the reference to section 51A(2) of the Firearms Act 1968 shall be construed as a reference to Article 70(2) of the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004;
ab
the reference to section 29(4) or (6) of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 shall be construed as a reference to paragraph 2(4) or (5) of Schedule 2 to that Act; and