Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008

Early removal of prisoners from the United Kingdom E+W

33 Removal under Criminal Justice Act 1991 E+W

F1 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1 (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1 (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2 (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2 (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 33(1)(3)(5)(6) omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 16 para. 20(a); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(n)

F2 S. 33(2)(4)(7)(8) omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 118(4)(a), 151(1) (with Sch. 15); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(d)

34 Removal under Criminal Justice Act 2003 E+W

(1) In Part 12 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) (sentencing) Chapter 6 (release on licence) is amended as follows.

F3 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) Section 260 (early removal of prisoners liable to removal from United Kingdom) is amended as follows.

(4) In subsection (1) (the power of removal)—

(a) for “subsections (2) and (3)” substitute “ subsection (2) ”, and

F4 (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(5) For subsection (2) (conditions relating to time) substitute—

“(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a prisoner unless he has served at least one-half of the requisite custodial period.”

(6) Subsections (3) and (3A) (cases where subsection (1) does not apply) cease to have effect.

F5 (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(8) In subsection (6) (order-making powers)—

(a) in paragraph (a) omit “or (3)(e)”,

(b) omit paragraph (b), and

(c) in paragraph (c) for “subsection (2)(b)(ii)” substitute “ subsection (2) ”.

(9) For subsection (7) (meaning of “requisite custodial period”) substitute—

“(7) In this section “requisite custodial period”—

(a) in relation to a prisoner serving an extended sentence imposed under section 227 or 228, means one-half of the appropriate custodial term (determined by the court under that section);

(b) in any other case, has the meaning given by paragraph (a), (b) or (d) of section 244(3).”

F6 (10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F3 S. 34(2) omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 118(4)(b), 151(1) (with Sch. 15); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(d)

F4 S. 34(4)(b) omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 118(4)(b), 151(1) (with Sch. 15); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(d)

F5 S. 34(7) omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 118(4)(b), 151(1) (with Sch. 15); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(d)

F6 S. 34(10) omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 118(4)(b), 151(1) (with Sch. 15); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(d)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 34(1)(3)(4)(a)(5)(6)(8)(9) in force at 3.11.2008 by S.I. 2008/2712, art. 2, Sch. para. 5