Part 1 Transitional Provision

SCHEDULE 16 Amendments of Criminal Justice Act 2003: Transitional and Consequential Provision

Section 121

Part 1 Transitional Provision

1

The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows.

2

After section 267 insert—

“267A Application of Chapter 6 to pre-4 April 2005 cases

Schedule 20A (which modifies certain provisions of this Chapter as they apply to persons serving a sentence for an offence committed before 4 April 2005) has effect.â€

3

After Schedule 20 insert—

“SCHEDULE 20A
Application of Chapter 6 of Part 12 to Pre-4 April 2005 Cases
Section 267A
1

In this Schedule—

“the 1991 Act†means the Criminal Justice Act 1991;

“the commencement date†means the date on which section 121 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 comes into force.

2

Paragraphs 3 to 9 apply in relation to any person serving a sentence for an offence committed before 4 April 2005, whenever that sentence was imposed (see section 121(1) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012).

3

(1)     Any relevant period is to be treated, for the purposes of section 240ZA, as if it were a period

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