PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 161A When an offender is convicted of a serious violent offence

PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 161A

161A When an offender is convicted of a serious violent offence

An offender is convicted of a serious violent offence if—

(a) the offender is—

(i) convicted on indictment of an offence—

(A) against a provision mentioned in schedule 1 ; or

(B) of counselling or procuring the commission of, or attempting or conspiring to commit, an offence against a provision mentioned in schedule 1 ; and

(ii) sentenced to 10 or more years imprisonment for the offence, calculated under section 161C ; or

(b) the offender is convicted on indictment and declared to be convicted of a serious violent offence under section 161B (3) or (4) .