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Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Act 2007
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Part 2 Confinement and release of prisoners
Chapter 2 Confinement, review and release of prisoners
Custody and community prisoners
9.Joint arrangements between Scottish Ministers and local authorities
13.Release on community licence following review by Parole Board
14.Determination that section 10(2) applicable: consequences
15.Prisoner's right to request early reconsideration by Parole Board
16.Referral to Parole Board for the purposes of specifying conditions
18.Cases where custody part specified as three-quarters of prisoner's sentence
Chapter 3 Community and life licences
38.Compassionate release: additional ground for revocation of licence
40.Compassionate release: effect of revocation in certain circumstances
43.Determination that section 42(3) applicable: consequences for custody and community prisoners
44.Determination that section 42(3) applicable: consequences for life prisoners
45.Prisoner's right to request early reconsideration by Parole Board
Prisoners serving more than one sentence: application of Part 2
Sentences framed to run consecutively
Power to impose sentence to take effect on expiry of other sentence
Postponement of sentencing where previous punishment part or custody part not specified
Effect of sentences framed to take effect consecutively on extension periods
Application of schedule where previous sentence imposed by court outwith Scotland
Transitory amendments of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993
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