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