SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 8Transfer of prisoners
Crime (Sentences) Act 1997
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In paragraph 2 (transfer of prisoners for trial), after sub-paragraph (4) insert—
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This paragraph has effect subject to the following modifications—
a
in relation to the transfer to another part of the United Kingdom of a person remanded in custody in Northern Ireland or serving a sentence of imprisonment in Northern Ireland, any reference in sub-paragraph (1) to the Secretary of State must be read as a reference to the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland;
b
in relation to a person who has been transferred from Northern Ireland to another part of the United Kingdom, any reference in sub-paragraph (3) or (4) to the Secretary of State must be read as a reference to the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.