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Section 253 Duties in complying with section 252I1I2

United Kingdom

(1)

In complying with section 252(1)(a) an officer or the Summary Appeal Court must—

(a)

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(b)

if section 239 (guilty pleas) applies and as a result of taking into account a matter mentioned in section 239(2) the officer or court has imposed a punishment on the offender which is less severe than the punishment that would otherwise have been imposed, state that fact;

(c)

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(d)

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(2)

In complying with section 252(1)(a) a court other than the Summary Appeal Court must—

(a)

where guidelines indicate that a sentence of a particular kind, or within a particular range, would normally be appropriate for the offence and the sentence is of a different kind or is outside that range, state the court's reasons for deciding on a sentence of a different kind or outside that range;

(b)

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(c)

if section 239 (guilty pleas) applies and as a result of taking into account a matter mentioned in section 239(2) the court has imposed a punishment on the offender which is less severe than the punishment it would otherwise have imposed, state that fact;

(d)

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(e)

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(f)

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(g)

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(h)

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(3)

In this section “guidelines” has the same meaning as in section 259.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 253(1)(a) omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 64(4)(b), 151(1); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(a)

F2

S. 253(1)(c)(d) omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 64(4)(b), 151(1); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(a)

F3

S. 253(2)(b) omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 64(4)(b), 151(1); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(a)

F4

S. 253(2)(d)-(h) omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 64(4)(b), 151(1); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(a)

Modifications

C1

S. 253(2) applied (31.10.2009) by The Armed Forces (Court Martial) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/2041), art. 1, rule 123

C2

S. 253(2) applied (13.11.2023) by S.I. 2009/1211, rule 88H (as inserted by The Armed Forces (Amendment of Court Rules) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/1097), rules 1(2), 13)

C3

S. 253(2) applied (13.11.2023) by S.I. 2009/1209, rule 99E (as inserted by The Armed Forces (Amendment of Court Rules) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/1097), rules 1(2), 5)

C4

S. 253(2) applied (16.10.2024) by S.I. 2009/2041, reg. 117F (as inserted by The Armed Forces (Court Martial) (Amendment) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/1036), rules 1(2), 14)

Commencement

I1

S. 253 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)

I2

S. 253 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1

Act expires on 15.12.2022 by virtue of s. 382 (as substituted (15.12.2021) by Armed Forces Act 2021 (c. 35), ss. 1(1), 24(2)(a)) (subject to power to continue in s. 382(2)(3) as so substituted)