{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003-requisite-and-minimum-custodial-periods-order-2024/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003-requisite-and-minimum-custodial-periods-order-2024/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2024/844",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods) Order 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003-requisite-and-minimum-custodial-periods-order-2024",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Order “the 2003 Act” means the Criminal Justice Act 2003.\n(2) A sentence is a “relevant sentence” for the purposes of this Order if—\n(a) in a case where it is one of two or more consecutive sentences, the terms of those sentences are in aggregate less than 5 years,\n(b) in a case where it is one of two or more sentences which are wholly or partly concurrent, the term of each of those sentences is less than 5 years, or\n(c) in any other case, the term of the sentence is less than 5 years.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Order revoked (1.10.2026 except in relation to a sentence mentioned in reg. 6 or to sentences for excluded offences listed in Sch. and with phased commencement in accordance with regs. 3, 4 in relation to a person serving a sentence imposed before that date) by Sentencing Act 2026 (c. 2), ss. 23(10), 49(1) (with s. 23(12)-(15)); S.I. 2026/953, regs. 2(b), 3-6, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 2 in force at 10.9.2024 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Art. 2 in force at 22.10.2024 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(2)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/844/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09T03:31:47.947437+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."
}