# Sentencing Act 2020, Section 282: Extended sentences for offences committed before 4 April 2005


In section 280(1)(a) and section 281(4)(b), references to a specified offence, a specified violent offence, a specified sexual offence and a specified terrorism offence include an offence that—
(a) was abolished before 4 April 2005, and
(b) would have constituted such an offence if committed on the day on which the offender is convicted of the offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/17/section/282 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sentencing-act-2020/section-282
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