Increase in magistrates' court's power to impose imprisonment Increase in magistrates' court's power to impose imprisonment

England and Wales

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 22 para. 21(2)(a) words substituted by Sentencing Act 2020 Sch. 22 para. 25(b)
Sch. 22 para. 21(2)(a) words substituted by Sentencing Act 2020 Sch. 22 para. 74(2)(a)
Sch. 22 para. 21(2)(c) omitted by Sentencing Act 2020 Sch. 22 para. 74(2)(b)
Sch. 22 para. 21(3)(a) words substituted by Sentencing Act 2020 Sch. 22 para. 26(b)
Sch. 22 para. 21(3)(a) words substituted by Sentencing Act 2020 Sch. 22 para. 75(2)(a)
Sch. 22 para. 21(3)(c) omitted by Sentencing Act 2020 Sch. 22 para. 75(2)(b)
Sch. 22 para. 27(1)(b) words inserted by Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 Sch. 21 para. 10(2)(a)
Sch. 22 para. 27(3) words inserted by Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 Sch. 21 para. 10(2)(b)