# Sentencing Act 2026, Paragraph 3: Crime (Sentences) Act 1997

Extent: E+W

(1) Paragraph 8 (restricted transfers from England and Wales to Scotland) is amended as follows.
(2) In sub-paragraph (2)(a)—
(a) omit “19A,”;
(b) for “, 242 and 247” substitute “and 242”.
(3) In sub-paragraph (4)(a)—
(a) omit “19A,”;
(b) for “sections 242 and 247” substitute “section 242”.
(4) In sub-paragraph (8)—
(a) omit paragraphs (b) and (c) (and the “and” at the end of paragraph (b));
(b) in the words after paragraph (c), for “paragraphs 8A, 19A and 19B” substitute “paragraph 19A”.
(5) In sub-paragraph (9)—
(a) in paragraph (a), for “256AA to 256E of, and Schedule 19A to,” substitute “256B to 256E of”;
(b) omit paragraphs (b) and (c) (and the “and” at the end of paragraph (b)).
(6) In the Table in sub-paragraph (10), omit the entry for “Young offender institution”.
(7) Omit sub-paragraphs (11) and (12).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/2/schedule/5/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sentencing-act-2026/schedule-5/paragraph-3
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