Section 92 — Sentencing Act 2002: References to period of imprisonment for purposes of section 93

92 References to period of imprisonment for purposes of section 93 (1) For the purposes of section 93 , a court sentences an offender to imprisonment for a particular period if,— (a) in a case where the offender was not already subject to a sentence or sentences of imprisonment, it sentences the offender to 1 sentence of imprisonment, the term of which is equal to that period; or (b) in a case where the offender was not already subject to a sentence or sentences of imprisonment, it sentences the offender to 2 or more sentences of imprisonment, the total term of which is equal to that period; or (c) in a case where the offender was already subject to a sentence or sentences of imprisonment, it sentences the offender to 1 or more sentences of imprisonment the total term of which, including the existing sentences of imprisonment, is equal to that period. (2) For the purposes of this section, the total term of 2 or more sentences of imprisonment is a term beginning with the commencement date of the first of the sentences to commence and ending with the sentence expiry date (as specified in subpart 3 of Part 1 of the Parole Act 2002 ) of the sentence last to expire.