# Criminal Justice Act 2003, Paragraph 7

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Section 113 of the Scotland Act 1998 (subordinate legislation: scope of powers) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (a) of subsection (10), for “three months” there is substituted “ the prescribed term ”.
(3) After that subsection there is inserted—
“(10A) In subsection (10)(a), “the prescribed term” means—
(a) in relation to England and Wales, where the offence is a summary offence, 51 weeks;
(b) in relation to England and Wales, where the offence is triable either way, twelve months;
(c) in relation to ... Northern Ireland, three months.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/44/schedule/27/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003/schedule-27/paragraph-7
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