Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023

Amendment of section 6 of Act of 1995

60. Section 6 of the Act of 1995 is amended—

(a) in subsection (3)—

(i) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of “the Minister” for “it”, and

(ii) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (e):

“(e) the offence under the law of the sentencing state in respect of which the sentence was imposed corresponds to an offence under the law of the State.”,

and

(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (3):

“(3A) For the purposes of subsection (3)(e), where the sentence imposed in a sentencing state is in relation to more than one offence, the requirement set out in that provision shall be deemed to be satisfied where any one or more of the offences for which the sentence was imposed corresponds to an offence under the law of the State.”.