99 Qualifying offenders
Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (2008 c 4) | Legislation

99  Qualifying offenders

(1)     In this Part “qualifying offender” means a person aged 18 or over who is within subsection (2) or (4).

(2)     A person is within this subsection if (whether before or after the commencement of this Part)—

(a)     the person has been convicted of a specified offence and either—

(i)     a custodial sentence of at least 12 months was imposed for the offence, or

(ii)     a hospital order was made in respect of it (with or without a restriction order),

(b)     the person has been found not guilty of a specified offence by reason of insanity and subsection (3) applies, or

(c)     the person has been found to be under a disability and to have done the act charged in respect of a specified offence

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