Subject to the following provisions of this section and to section 415, the provisions of this Act extend to England and Wales only.
The following provisions extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland—
section 219 and Schedule 11 (transfer of community orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland);
section 304 and Schedule 17 (transfer to Scotland or Northern Ireland of suspended sentence orders which impose community requirements);
section 349(2) (effect of making sexual harm prevention order where order already exists);
this section and sections 416 to 420;
paragraph 18 of Schedule 16 (duty of court in Scotland or Northern Ireland when informed of suspended sentence).
The following provisions extend to England and Wales and Northern Ireland—
section 196 and Schedule 8 (transfer of youth rehabilitation orders to Northern Ireland);
section 351 (variation of sexual harm prevention order by court in Northern Ireland);
section 407 (regulations and rules) (but see subsection (7));
paragraph 12 of Schedule 23 (power to amend Schedule 8 in consequence of changes to the law in Northern Ireland).
The following provisions extend to England and Wales and Scotland—
sections 38, 40 and 41 (effect of derogatory assertion orders);
section 82 (effect of order for absolute discharge and order for conditional discharge);
section 396 (execution of process between England and Wales and Scotland).
Any amendment, repeal or revocation made by—
Schedule 22 (amendments of the Sentencing Code and related amendments of other legislation),
Schedule 24 (consequential amendments),
Schedule 25 (amendments of the Armed Forces Act 2006),
Schedule 26 (further amendments of the Armed Forces Act 2006), or
Schedule 28 (repeals and revocations),
has the same extent in the United Kingdom as the provision to which it relates.
Nothing in subsections (1) to (4) affects the extent within the United Kingdom of—
any provision of or made under this Act so far as it is applied (by whatever words) by or under the Armed Forces Act 2006, or
the repeal by this Act of any provision so far as that provision is applied (by whatever words) by or under the Armed Forces Act 2006.
See also sections 18(3) and 48(2)(a) of the Sentencing Act 2026 (extent of section 407 and paragraph 13A of Schedule 23).