# The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1989, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 1st February 1989 in England and Wales and Northern Ireland sections 35 and 36 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Criminal Justice Act 1988 and associated amendments. These provisions empower the Court of Appeal on a reference from the Attorney General to review for undue leniency the sentencing of persons convicted in the Crown Court of certain offences, to quash any sentence passed by the Crown Court, and to pass an appropriate sentence in its place.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988-commencement-no-5-order-1989/note
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