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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sentencing-act-2020/schedule-15/paragraph-24",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2020/17",
  "legislation_title": "Sentencing Act 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sentencing-act-2020",
  "path": "schedule/15/paragraph/24",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "24",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) In this Schedule—\n“civilian offence” means an offence other than an offence described in Part 2 of this Schedule or a member state service offence;\n“imprisonment for life” includes custody for life and detention for life;\n“index offence” has the same meaning as in section 273 or 283 (as appropriate).\n“member State service offence” means an offence which was the subject of proceedings under the law of a member State governing all or any of the naval, military or air forces of that state.\n(2) The references in Part 1 of this Schedule to offences under sections 48, 49 and 50 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 include references to offences under those sections as they had effect before the amendments made by section 68 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (child sexual exploitation) came into force.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 15 para. 24(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), Sch. 22 para. 96(6) (as inserted by The Taking Account of Convictions (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1520), regs. 1(1), 5(14)(d))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 15 para. 24 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2"
    }
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    {
      "type": "words omitted",
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      "affecting_title": "Sentencing Act 2020"
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    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2026/20",
      "affecting_title": "Crime and Policing Act 2026"
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:00:57.370248+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."
}