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Section 82: Increase in sentences for racial aggravation

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This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.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 IV: Dealing with offenders — Chapter I: England and Wales

REPEALED on 2000-08-25 by 2000 c.6, s.165.

The text below is the provision as originally enacted. It is historical and may not include amendments made before this status change. View the enacted source.

This section applies where a court is considering the seriousness of an offence other than one under sections 29 to 32 above.

If the offence was racially aggravated, the court—

shall treat that fact as an aggravating factor (that is to say, a factor that increases the seriousness of the offence); and
shall state in open court that the offence was so aggravated.

Section 28 above applies for the purposes of this section as it applies for the purposes of sections 29 to 32 above.

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