3 Timing of release
1 A person who is to be released in accordance with regulation 2 must be released in accordance with this regulation.
2 Where a person is due to be released under section 1(1) or 7(1)(a) of the 1993 Act within the 45 days following the date on which these Regulations come into force, that person is to be released from prison in accordance with these Regulations no later than 27 June 2024.
3 Where a person is due to be released under section 1(1) or 7(1)(a) of the 1993 Act more than 45 days but within 90 days following the date on which these Regulations come into force, that person is to be released from prison in accordance with these Regulations—
(a) no earlier than 3 July 2024, and
(b) no later than 4 July 2024.
4 Where a person is due to be released under section 1(1) or 7(1)(a) of the 1993 Act more than 90 days but within 135 days following the date on which these Regulations come into force, that person is to be released from prison in accordance with these Regulations—
(a) no earlier than 10 July 2024, and
(b) no later than 11 July 2024.
5 Where a person is due to be released under section 1(1) or 7(1)(a) of the 1993 Act more than 135 days but within 180 days following the date on which these Regulations come into force, that person is to be released from prison in accordance with these Regulations—
(a) no earlier than 17 July 2024, and
(b) no later than the 18 July 2024.
6 Where a person is to be released in accordance with paragraphs (2), (3), (4) or (5) but their release did not take place on the dates specified in those paragraphs, that person is to be released as soon as reasonably practicable, but no later than the latest release date.