Section 17 Presumption against short periods of imprisonment
Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (2010 asp 13) | Legislation17 Presumption against short periods of imprisonment
In section 204 of the 1995 Act (restrictions on passing sentence of imprisonment or detention), after subsection (3) insert—
“(3A) A court must not pass a sentence of imprisonment for a term of 3
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