Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023

Amendment of Criminal Justice Act 2007

5. The Criminal Justice Act 2007 is amended—

(a) in section 2, by the insertion of the following definition:

“‘Act of 1861’ means the Offences against the Person Act 1861 ;”,

(b) in section 26A(1)—

(i) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of “Part 7 of the Act of 2006,” for “Part 7 of the Act of 2006, or”,

(ii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (a):

“(aa) the offence of conspiracy to murder under section 4 of the Act of 1861, or”,

and

(iii) in paragraph (b), by the substitution of “(other than an offence referred to in paragraph (a) or (aa))” for “(other than an offence referred to in paragraph (a) )”,

and

(c) in section 50(1)—

(i) in paragraph (d), by the substitution of “the use of a firearm,” for “the use of a firearm, or”,

(ii) in paragraph (e), by the substitution of “ Criminal Justice Act 2006 , or” for “ Criminal Justice Act 2006 .”, and

(iii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (e):

“(f) the offence of conspiracy to murder under section 4 of the Act of 1861.”.