Statutory Instruments
2023 No. 298
Criminal Law, England And Wales
The Sentencing Act 2020 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Made
at 12.45 p.m. on 9th March 2023
Laid before Parliament
at 4.15 p.m. on 9th March 2023
Coming into force
30th March 2023
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 14A(1) of Schedule 23 to the Sentencing Act 2020( 1 ).
Citation, commencement and extent I1
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Sentencing Act 2020 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) (Amendment) Regulations 2023.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
(3) These Regulations come into force on 30th March 2023.
Amendment of section 224(1A)(b) of the Sentencing Act 2020 I2
2. In section 224(1A)(b) of the Sentencing Act 2020( 2 ) for “12 months” substitute “6 months” .
Mike Freer
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
2020 c. 17 . Paragraph 14A of Schedule 23 was inserted by section 13(2) of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35) .
2020 c. 17 . Section 224(1A) was inserted by section 13(1)(b) of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35) .