{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/counter-terrorism-and-sentencing-act-2021/schedule-13/paragraph-21",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2021/11",
  "legislation_title": "Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/counter-terrorism-and-sentencing-act-2021",
  "path": "schedule/13/paragraph/21",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "21",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 237(1)(b) (offender sentenced to youth detention to count as fixed-term prisoner), after “250” insert “ , 252A ”.\n(3) In section 240ZA(11) (time remanded in custody to count towards term of youth detention), after “250,” insert “ 252A, ”.\n(4) In section 247A (eligibility for release on licence of terrorist prisoners)—\n(a) in subsection (6), after “or under section” insert “ 252A, ”;\n(b) in subsection (8), in the definition of “the appropriate custodial term”, and in paragraph (a) of the definition of “the requisite custodial period”, after “or under section” insert “ 252A, ”.\n(5) In section 250 (licence conditions)—\n(a) in subsection (4), after “250,” insert “ 252A, ”;\n(b) in subsection (5A)(b), after “or under section” insert “ 252A, ”.\n(6) In section 258(3A) (no duty to release fine defaulter or contemnor also serving term of youth detention), after “250” insert “ , 252A ”.\n(7) In section 263(4) (sentences of detention to which provision about concurrent terms applies), after “250,” insert “ 252A, ”.\n(8) In section 264 (consecutive sentences)—\n(a) in subsection (6A)(a), for “265” substitute “ 252A, 265 ”;\n(b) in subsection (7), after “250,” insert “ 252A, ”.\n(9) In section 327(3) (sentences attracting risk assessment measures for sexual or violent offenders), in paragraph (b)(v), after “250” insert “ or 252A ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/11/schedule/13/paragraph/21",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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