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Section 2B: Sex offender orders made in Scotland or Northern Ireland

Crime and Disorder Act 1998 · 1998 c. 37View on legislation.gov.uk

This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.

Part I: Prevention of crime and disorder — Chapter I: England and Wales

REPEALED on 2004-05-01 by Sexual Offences Act 2003.

The text below is from the dated revised snapshot immediately preceding this status change. It is historical and is not current law. View the historical source.

If without reasonable excuse a person does anything in England and Wales which he is prohibited from doing there by—

an order under section 20(4) below; or
an order under Article 6 or 6A of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/ 2839 (N.I. 20)),

he is guilty of an offence.

A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) above shall be liable—

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both; or
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine, or to both.

Where a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) above, it shall not be open to the court by or before which he is convicted to make an order under subsection (1)(b) (conditional discharge) of section 12 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 in respect of the offence.

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