# Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, Section 175: Penalties for offences: transitional modification for England and Wales

Extent: E+W

(1) This section contains transitional modifications in respect of penalties for certain offences committed in England or Wales.
(2) In relation to an offence committed before 2 May 2022, the references in the following provisions to periods of imprisonment of the general limit in a magistrates’ court are to be read as references to periods of imprisonment of 6 months—
section 67(5)(b);
section 86(2)(b);
section 88(3)(b);
section 147(1)(a).
(3) In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (alteration of penalties for summary offences), the references in the following provisions of this Act to periods of imprisonment of 51 weeks are to be read as references to the periods of imprisonment specified in respect of those provisions as follows—
Section
Modified period of imprisonment
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section 67(4)(a)
6 months
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section 112(5)
4 months
section 128(5)(a)
6 months
section 136(1)
3 months
section 136(3)(a)
3 months
section 136(4)
3 months
section 136(4A)
3 months

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/15/section/175 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/serious-organised-crime-and-police-act-2005/section-175
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