Criminal Justice Act 2006
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New section 27C in Firearms Act 1964. |
61.— The following section is inserted in the Firearms Act 1964 after section 27B: | |
“Provisions relating to minimum sentences under Firearms Acts 1925 to 2006. | ||
27C.—(1) In this section, “ minimum term of imprisonment” means a term specified by a court under— | ||
(a) section 15 of the Principal Act, | ||
(b) section 26, 27, 27A or 27B of this Act, and | ||
(c) section 12A of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 , | ||
less any reduction in the period of imprisonment under subsection (3) of this section. | ||
(2) The power to commute or remit punishment conferred by section 23 of the Criminal Justice Act 1951 does not apply in relation to a minimum term of imprisonment. | ||
(3) The rules or practice whereby prisoners generally may earn remission of sentence by industry and good conduct apply in relation to a person serving such a minimum term. | ||
(4) Any powers conferred by rules made under section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1960 , as applied by section 4 of the Prisons Act 1970 , to release temporarily a person serving a sentence of imprisonment shall not be exercised during a minimum term of imprisonment, unless for grave reason of a humanitarian nature, and any release so granted shall be only of such limited duration as is justified by that reason.”. | ||
Amendment of Criminal Justice Act 1984 |