# Sentencing Act 2020, Paragraph 29

Status: prospective

(1) Section 236 is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (2), at the end insert—
“This is subject to subsection (2A).”
(3) After that subsection insert—
“(2A) Where—
(a) the offence is a summary offence, and
(b) the maximum term of imprisonment that a court could impose for the offence (in the case of an offender aged 21 or over) is 51 weeks,
the term of a detention and training order in respect of the offence may not exceed 6 months.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/17/schedule/22/paragraph/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sentencing-act-2020/schedule-22/paragraph-29
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