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Section 103: Recall to prison of short-term prisoners.

Crime and Disorder Act 1998 · 1998 c. 37View on legislation.gov.uk

This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.

Part V: Miscellaneous and supplemental

REPEALED on 2005-04-04 by Criminal Justice Act 2003.

The text below is the provision as originally enacted. It is historical and may not include amendments made before this status change. View the enacted source.

This section has effect for the purpose of securing that, subject to section 100(2) above, the circumstances in which prisoners released on licence under Part II of the 1991 Act may be recalled to prison are the same for short-term prisoners as for long-term prisoners.

Section 38 of the 1991 Act (breach of licence conditions by short-term prisoners) shall cease to have effect.

In subsection (1) of section 39 of the 1991 Act (recall of long-term prisoners while on licence), after the words “in the case of a” there shall be inserted the words “short-term or”.

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