# Sentencing Act 2020, Paragraph 14A


(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations amend section 224(1A)(b) (general limit on custodial sentence for either-way offence in magistrates’ court)—
(a) if for the time being it refers to 12 months, to substitute a reference to 6 months for the reference to 12 months, or
(b) if for the time being it refers to 6 months, to substitute a reference to 12 months for the reference to 6 months.
(2) An amendment under sub-paragraph (1) has effect only in relation to an offence for which a person is convicted on or after the day on which the amendment comes into force.
(3) Regulations under sub-paragraph (1) are subject to the negative resolution procedure.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/17/schedule/23/paragraph/14A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sentencing-act-2020/schedule-23/paragraph-14A
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.