{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/counter-terrorism-and-sentencing-act-2021/section-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/counter-terrorism-and-sentencing-act-2021/section-20.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2021/11",
  "legislation_title": "Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/counter-terrorism-and-sentencing-act-2021",
  "path": "section/20",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Extended custodial sentences for serious terrorism offenders: Northern Ireland",
  "text": "(1) Article 14 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1216 (N.I. 1)) (extended custodial sentences) is amended as follows.\n(2) In paragraph (1)—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for the words from “convicted” to the end (including the final “and”) substitute\n“—\n(i) convicted on indictment of a specified offence; or\n(ii) convicted after the commencement of section 20 of the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 of any other offence that is a serious terrorism offence;”;\n(b) after sub-paragraph (a) insert—\n“(aa) the offence was committed after the commencement of this Article; and”.\n(3) In paragraph (8)—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “; and” substitute “ (unless sub-paragraph (c) applies); ”;\n(b) in sub-paragraph (b), at the end insert “ (unless sub-paragraph (c) applies); and ”;\n(c) after sub-paragraph (b) insert—\n“(c) ten years in the case of a serious terrorism offence for which the offender is convicted after the commencement of section 20 of the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021.”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/11/section/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:58:53.649963+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}