Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989

[F1 32A Offence where unlawfully at large S

(1) A person commits an offence if, having been deemed to be unlawfully at large by virtue of—

(a) section 17(5) or 17A(6) of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993,

(b) section 28(7) of this Act, or

(c) section 40(4) of this Act,

the person remains unlawfully at large.

(2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable—

(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both),

(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 32A-32D and cross-heading inserted (11.10.2019) by Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 14), ss. 59(2), 63(2); S.S.I. 2019/309, reg. 2, sch. (with reg. 4)