# Sentencing Act 2020, Paragraph 2

Status: prospective

In section 230 (threshold for imposing discretionary custodial sentence), after subsection (3) insert—
“Exception to subsection (2) relating to pre-sentence drug testing
(3A) Nothing in subsection (2) prevents the court from passing a custodial sentence on the offender if the offender fails to comply with an order under section 34A (pre-sentence drug testing).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/17/schedule/22/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sentencing-act-2020/schedule-22/paragraph-2
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