(1) Before section 6AC(f) of the Sentencing Act 1991 insert —
"(eb) guidelines as to the appropriate level or range of sentences for a particular offence or class of offence;".
(2) At the end of section 6AC of the Sentencing Act 1991 insert —
"(2) Counsel for the prosecution or the defence may make a submission to a court considering the sentence for an offence, on the level or range of sentences that could be imposed for it, if that level or range has been set out in a guideline judgment.
(3) Subsections (1)(eb) and (2) have effect despite any rule of law or practice to the contrary and any such rule is abolished.".