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Sentencing Act 2002

Sentences, orders, and related matters - Amendments to other enactments - Amendments to Criminal Justice Act 1985

168: Order to be made if person under disability or insane

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If you are under a disability or insane, a special order can be made about you. This order is made under section 168 of the Sentencing Act 2002. You can find more information about the changes to this law in the Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003, which repealed this section on 1 September 2004.

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Part 2Sentences, orders, and related matters
Amendments to other enactments: Amendments to Criminal Justice Act 1985

168Order to be made if person under disability or insane (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 168: repealed, on , by section 51 of the Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003 (2003 No 115).