Section 46 Review of sentence on reference by Attorney General
I1(1)
Section 36 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33) (reviews of sentencing) is amended as follows.
F1(2)
In subsection (3A) (as amended by paragraph 89(3) of Schedule 24 to the Sentencing Act 2020) omit “in respect of an offence the sentence for which is fixed by law
(3)
In subsection (9) after paragraph (b) insert
“, and
(c)the reference in subsection (3A) to an order specified in subsection (3B) shall be construed as a reference to an order under Article 5(1) of the Life Sentences (Northern Ireland) Order 2001.”
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
S. 46(2) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 267 (with Sch. 24 para. 447, Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
Commencement
- I1
S. 46(1)(3) in force at 14.7.2008 by S.I. 2008/1586, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 25