Section 46

Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)

44 [deleted]

Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)

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(1) The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 247A (restricted eligibility for release on licence of terrorist prisoners) -

(a) in subsection (2) -

(i) in the words before paragraph (a), for "whether it was committed before or after this section comes into force" substitute "whenever it was committed";

(ii) for paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute -

"(b) it is a service offence as respects which the corresponding civil offence is so specified, or

(c) it was determined to have a terrorist connection.";

(b) after subsection (7) insert -

"(7A) For the purposes of this section, an offence was determined to have a terrorist connection if it was -

(a) determined to have a terrorist connection under -

(i) section 69 of the Sentencing Code (including as applied by section 238(6) of the Armed Forces Act 2006),