Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/6/part/V/chapter/I/crossheading/life-sentences
Timestamp: 2018-03-20 10:43:26
Document Index: 248530074

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 4', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 4', 'art. 2']

[F1 Life sentences]E+W
F1S. 82A and cross-heading inserted (30.11.2000) by 2000 c. 43, ss. 60(1), 80(3)
F2[82A Determination of tariffs.E+W
(1)This section applies if a court passes a life sentence in circumstances [F3where the sentence is not fixed by law].
(2)The court shall, unless it makes an order under subsection (4) below, order that the provisions of section 28(5) to (8) of the M1Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (referred to in this section as the “early release provisions”) shall apply to the offender as soon as he has served the part of his sentence which is specified in the order.
(b)the effect of any direction which it would have given under [F4section 240 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003] below (crediting periods of remand in custody) if it had sentenced him to a term of imprisonment; and
(c)the early release provisions as compared with [F5section 244(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003] .
(4)If [F6the offender was aged 21 or over when he committed the offence and] the court is of the opinion that, because of the seriousness of the offence or of the combination of the offence and one or more offences associated with it, no order should be made under subsection (2) above, the court shall order that, F7..., the early release provisions shall not apply to the offender.
[F8(4A)No order under subsection (4) above may be made where the life sentence is—
(a)a sentence of imprisonment for public protection under section 225 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, or
(b)a sentence of detention for public protection under section 226 of that Act.]
“court” includes a court-martial;
“life sentence” has the same meaning as in Chapter II of Part II of the M2Crime (Sentences) Act 1997.
(8)So far as this section relates to sentences passed by a court-martial, section 167(1) below does not apply.]
F2S. 82A and cross-heading inserted (30.11.2000) by 2000 c. 43, ss. 60(1), 80(3)
F3Words in s. 82A(1) substituted (18.12.2003) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(2), Sch. 32 para. 109(2)
F4Words in s. 82A(3)(b) substituted (4.4.2005) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 32 para. 109(3)(a); S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 42(34) (with Sch. 2) (as explained (29.7.2005) by S.I. 2005/2122, art. 2; and as amended: (14.7.2008) by 2008 c. 4, Sch. 26 para. 78, Sch. 28 Pt. 2; S.I. 2008/1586, Sch. 1 paras. 48(s), 50(2)(d); (30.11.2009) by S.I. 2009/3111, art. 2; (3.12.2012) by S.I. 2012/2905, art. 4; (3.12.2012) by 2012 c. 10, Sch. 14 para. 17; S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(l))
F5Words in s. 82A(3)(c) substituted (18.12.2003) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(2), Sch. 32 para. 109(3)(b)
F6Words in s. 82A(4) inserted (18.12.2003) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(2), Sch. 32 para. 109(4)(a)
F7Words in s. 82A(4) repealed (18.12.2003) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(2), Sch. 32 para. 109(4)(b), Sch. 37 Pt. 8
F8S. 82A(4A) inserted (4.4.2005) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 18 para. 4; S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 40 (with Sch. 2) (as explained (29.7.2005) by S.I. 2005/2122, art. 2; and as amended: (14.7.2008) by 2008 c. 4, Sch. 26 para. 78, Sch. 28 Pt. 2; S.I. 2008/1586, Sch. 1 paras. 48(s), 50(2)(d); (30.11.2009) by S.I. 2009/3111, art. 2; (3.12.2012) by S.I. 2012/2905, art. 4; (3.12.2012) by 2012 c. 10, Sch. 14 para. 17; S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(l))
F9S. 82A(5)(6) repealed (18.12.2003) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(2), Sch. 32 para. 109(5), Sch. 37 Pt. 8
M11997 c. 43.
M21997 c. 43.