s.39Minimum sentences for certain offences
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Section 39Part 7 — Financial and miscellaneous

Minimum sentences for certain offences

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This section applies where —
an individual is convicted following a trial or a plea of guilty, by a court of summary jurisdiction or the Grand Court, of an offence under section 3(3), 3(3A)(b), 15(5)(a), 15(5)(d) or 18(6);
the offence was committed on or after 15th November, 2005; and
the offence is in respect of a firearm or a prohibited weapon.
Notwithstanding sections 6(2) and 8 of the Criminal Procedure Code (2021 Revision), the court of summary jurisdiction or the Grand Court before which the individual pleads guilty or is convicted, shall —
in a case where the individual pleads guilty, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of at least ten years (with or without a fine); or
in any other case, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of at least fifteen years (with or without a fine),
unless the relevant court is of the opinion that there are exceptional circumstances relating to the offence or to the offender which justify its not doing so; and such exceptional circumstances shall be stated by the relevant court.

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