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Section 117: Replacement of transitory provisions

Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 · 2012 c. 10View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 3: Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders — CHAPTER 4: Release on licence etc

Chapter 6 of Part 12 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (release on licence) is amended as follows.

In section 237(1)(b) ("fixed-term prisoner" includes those serving sentence of detention)—

after "91" insert ;" or 96 "
before "228" insert ." 227 or "

At the end of that section insert—

In section 244(3)(a) (duty to release prisoners: requisite custodial period), after "91" insert ." or 96 "

In section 250(4) (licence conditions)—

after "91" insert ;" or 96 "
before "228" insert ." 227 or "

In section 258 (early release of fine defaulters and contemnors), after subsection (3) insert—

In section 263(4) (concurrent terms)—

after "91" insert ;" or 96 "
before "228" insert ." 227 or "

In section 264(7) (consecutive terms)—

after "91" insert ;" or 96 "
before "228" insert ." 227 or "

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In Part 2 of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (life sentences: release on licence)—

in section 31A(5) (termination of licences), in the definition of "preventive sentence", after "a sentence of imprisonment" insert ;" or detention in a young offender institution "
in section 34(2)(d) (interpretation), after "a sentence of imprisonment" insert ." or detention in a young offender institution "

In the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Sentencing) (Transitory Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/643), article 3(7), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15) and (17)(a) and (b) (transitory provision replaced by this section) are revoked.

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