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PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 160H
Series of sentences involving terms of imprisonment
160H Series of sentences involving terms of imprisonment
(1) This section applies if— (a) a court is imposing more than 1 term of
imprisonment in a series of sentencing orders; and
(b) an order (the
"first order" ) made by the court in relation to a term of imprisonment under
this division would, because of section 160E , be cancelled in the series of
sentencing orders by another order made under this division or by the
imposition of another term of imprisonment.
(2) It is not necessary for the
court to make the first order but, in making an order under this division that
has final effect in relation to the series of sentencing orders, the court may
only make an order that it could make if it had made the first order.
Example— O has been charged with 3 offences and found guilty of each. The
court sentences O to 2 years imprisonment on charge 1, 1 year’s imprisonment
on charge 2 and 2 years and 6 months imprisonment on charge 3, the terms to be
served concurrently. It is not necessary for the court to make an order fixing
a parole release date for each of the offences. The court may make a single
order fixing a parole release date for the resulting period of imprisonment
which must not be a date earlier in time than a parole release date notionally
fixed under any of the previous orders the court would, apart from this
section, be required to make.
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