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Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Act 2020

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2Disapplication of existing release provisions: England and WalesE+W

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(1)The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows.

(2)In section 243A (duty to release certain prisoners serving less than 12 months) after subsection (1A) insert—

(1B)But this section does not apply to a prisoner to whom section 247A applies.

(3)In section 244 (duty to release prisoners) in subsection (1), for “or 247” substitute “ , 247 or 247A ”.

(4)In section 244A (release on licence of prisoners serving sentence under section 236A) in subsection (1), at the end insert “ , other than a prisoner to whom section 247A applies ”.

(5)In section 246(4) (exceptions from power to release prisoners earlier than required) after paragraph (aa) insert—

(ab)the prisoner is one to whom section 247A applies,.

(6)In section 246A (release on licence of prisoners serving extended sentence under section 226A or 226B) in subsection (1), at the end insert “ , other than a prisoner to whom section 247A applies ”.

(7)In section 247 (release on licence of prisoner serving extended sentence under section 227 or 228) in subsection (1), at the end insert “ , other than a prisoner to whom section 247A applies ”.

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