Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024

PART 3

Amendments of Other Enactments

Amendment of Schedule to Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act 1976

9. The Schedule to the Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act 1976 is amended—

(a) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph 6A:

“6A. Any offence under the following provisions of the Criminal Damage Act 1991

(a) subsections (1) and (4) or subsections (2) and (4) of section 2 (arson);

(b) section 2A insofar as it relates to an offence of arson under section 2 (referred to in paragraph (a)) that is aggravated by hatred for the purposes of section 2A (arson aggravated by hatred).”,

and

(b) in paragraph 7, by the insertion of the following subparagraph after subparagraph (aa):

“(ab) section 4B (causing serious harm aggravated by hatred);”.