# The Treatment of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, Article 12: Increase in maximum term of imprisonment for certain offences

Extent: N.I.

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(4) In section 20(1)( a ) of the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 (cruelty to persons under 16) for the words “two years” there shall be substituted the words “ ten years ” .
(5) This Article does not affect the punishment for an offence committed before it comes into operation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1989/1344/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/treatment-of-offenders-northern-ireland-order-1989/article-12
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