Section 153 — Sentencing Act 2002: Offender convicted of specified offence committed before commencement date

153 Offender convicted of specified offence committed before commencement date (1) This section applies if— (a) an offender is sentenced on or after the commencement date for an offence committed before that date that is a specified offence as defined in section 75(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 1985 ; and (b) had the court been dealing with the offender immediately before the commencement date, the court would have sentenced the offender to preventive detention under section 75 of the Criminal Justice Act 1985 or committed the offender to the High Court in accordance with section 75(3) of that Act. (2) The court may deal with the offender under sections 87 to 90 .