Citation, commencement and application

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Firearms (Sentencing) (Transitory Provisions) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 28th May 2007.

(2) This Order shall not apply in relation to offences committed before that date.

Modifications for sentencing of offenders aged at least 18 but under 21

2. In relation to any time before the coming into force of section 61 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000( 2 ) (abolition of sentences of detention in a young offender institution, custody for life, etc. ), section 51A(4)(a) of the Firearms Act 1968( 3 ) has effect as if—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a)(i) the reference to an offender aged 18 or over when convicted were a reference to an offender aged 21 or over when convicted; and

(b) after that sub-paragraph there were inserted—

“ (ia) in the case of an offender who is aged at least 18 but under 21 at that time, a sentence of detention under section 96 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 ( 4 ) ; and ”