The Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 is amended as follows.
In section 2 (trial of summary offences), in subsection (3)(a) for "22" there is substituted ." 22A "
After section 22 there is inserted—
In section 143 (power to alter sums specified in certain provisions)—
after subsection (2)(a) there is inserted—azasection 22A(3)(a) above;;
the word "or" after paragraph (a) of subsection (3) is omitted;
after subsection (3)(a) there is inserted—aain relation to section 22A(3)(a) above, the date of the coming into force of that section; or.
The Criminal Attempts Act 1981 is amended as follows—
in section 1 (attempting to commit an offence) after subsection (4) there is inserted—5This section also applies to low-value shoplifting (which is defined in, and is triable only summarily by virtue of, section 22A of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980).;
in section 4 (trial and penalties) in paragraph (c) of subsection (1), after "either way," there is inserted "or is low-value shoplifting (which is defined in, and is triable only summarily by virtue of, section 22A of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980),".
Any reference in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to an "indictable offence" has effect as if it included a reference to low-value shoplifting (as defined in section 22A(3) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980).
In section 84 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (definitions), after subsection (2) there is inserted—
The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to—
low-value shoplifting (which is defined in section 22A(3) of the 1980 Act) committed on or after the day on which this section comes into force, and
low-value shoplifting committed before that day in respect of which proceedings have not yet been instituted.