11E+W+SWhere any person sentenced to imprisonment for life or sentenced under section 53 of the M1Children and Young Persons Act 1933 or section 57 of the M2Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 to be detained was notified before the commencement of section 61 of this Act that the Secretary of State proposed to release him under any enactment mentioned in the last foregoing paragraph, the Secretary of State may release him on licence under the said section 61, whether or not recommended to do so by the Parole Board or the Parole Board for Scotland.