Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024

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Amendment of Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005

14. The Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 is amended—

(a) in Part 1 of Schedule 2—

(i) in paragraph 2, by—

(I) the insertion of the following subparagraph after subparagraph (aa):

“(ab) section 3B (assault causing harm aggravated by hatred);”,

(II) the insertion of the following subparagraph after subparagraph (ba):

“(bb) section 4B (causing serious harm aggravated by hatred);”,

and

(III) the insertion of the following subparagraph after subparagraph (e):

“(ea) section 13A (endangerment aggravated by hatred);”,

and

(ii) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph 5:

“5. Any offence under any of the following provisions of the Criminal Damage Act 1991 :

(a) section 2 (damaging property);

(b) section 2A (damaging property aggravated by hatred).”,

and

(b) in Part 1 of Schedule 6—

(i) in paragraph 2, by—

(I) the insertion of the following subparagraph after subparagraph (a):

“(aa) section 2A (assault aggravated by hatred);”,

(II) the insertion of the following subparagraph after subparagraph (ba):

“(bb) section 3B (assault causing harm aggravated by hatred);”,

(III) the insertion of the following subparagraph after subparagraph (ca):

“(cb) section 4B (causing serious harm aggravated by hatred);”,

and

(IV) the insertion of the following subparagraph after subparagraph (f):

“(fa) section 13A (endangerment aggravated by hatred);”,

and

(ii) in paragraph 6, by the insertion of the following subparagraph after subparagraph (a):

“(aa) section 2A of the Criminal Damage Act 1991 (damaging property aggravated by hatred);”.