Section 4 of the Summary Jurisdiction (Process) Act 1881 (execution of process of English and Welsh courts in Scotland) shall apply to any process issued under— section 1(7), 1B(3), 1C(4), 13(1), 104(1) ... above, paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 1 to this Act or , ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 5 to this Act, ... paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 8 to this Act, as it applies to process issued under the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 by a magistrates’ court.

Rules and orders.

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Interpretation

Meaning of “associated offence”, “sexual offence”, “violent offence” and “protecting the public from serious harm”.

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Meaning of “pre-sentence report”.

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General definitions.

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(1) In this Act, except where the contrary intention appears— “ action plan order ” means an order under section 69(1) above; “affected person” — in relation to an exclusion order, has the meaning given by section 40A(13) above; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ attendance centre ” has the meaning given by section 221(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 ; “ attendance centre order ” means an order under section 60(1) above (and, except where the contrary intention is shown by paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 or paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 or 8 to this Act, includes orders made under section 60(1) by virtue of paragraph 4(1)(c) or 5(1)(c) of Schedule 3 or paragraph 2(2)(a) of Schedule 7 or 8); . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ community sentence ” has the meaning given by section 33(2) above; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “court” does not include the Court Martial ; “ curfew order ” means an order under section 37(1) above (and, except where the contrary intention is shown by section 59 above or paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 or 8 to this Act or section 35 of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997, includes orders made under section 37(1) by virtue of section 59or paragraph 2(2)(a) of Schedule 7 or 8 or the said section 35); “ custodial sentence ” has the meaning given by section 76 above; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ exclusion order ” means an order under section 40A(1) above . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ the register ” means the register of proceedings before a magistrates’ court required by Criminal Procedure Rules to be kept by the designated officer for the court; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ supervision order ” means an order under section 63(1) above; “ supervisor ”, in relation to a supervision order, has the meaning given by section 63(3) above; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ youth community order ” has the meaning given by section 33(1) above. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Further interpretive provisions.

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(1) For the purposes of any provision of this Act which requires the determination of the age of a person by the court or the Secretary of State, his age shall be deemed to be that which it appears to the court or (as the case may be) the Secretary of State to be after considering any available evidence. (2) Any reference in this Act to an offence punishable with imprisonment shall be construed without regard to any prohibition or restriction imposed by or under this or any Act on the imprisonment of young offenders. (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Final provisions

Consequential amendments, transitory modifications, transitional provisions and repeals.

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(1) Schedule 9 to this Act (which contains amendments consequential on this Act) shall have effect. (2) Schedule 10 to this Act (which contains transitory modifications of this Act) shall have effect. (3) Schedule 11 to this Act (which contains transitional provisions) shall have effect. (4) The enactments mentioned in Part I of Schedule 12 to this Act and the instruments mentioned in Part II of that Schedule are hereby repealed or revoked to the extent specified in the third column of those Parts.

Short title.

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This Act may be cited as the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000.

Extent.

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(1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4) below, this Act extends to England and Wales only. (2) The following provisions also extend to Scotland, namely— section 14; sections 44, 49 and 51(6); section 121(3); section 159; this section; and Schedule 4. (3) The following provisions also extend to Northern Ireland, namely— sections 44, 49 and 51(6); this section; and Schedule 4. (4) The extent of any amendment, repeal or revocation made by this Act is the same as that of the enactment amended, repealed or revoked. (5) For the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998, any provision of this Act which extends to Scotland is to be taken to be a pre-commencement enactment within the meaning of that Act.

Commencement.

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(1) Subject ... to paragraph 11 of Schedule 11 (special provisions relating to referral orders), this Act shall come into force at the end of the period of three months beginning with the day on which it is passed (and references to the commencement of this Act are to its coming into force then). (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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