SCHEDULES
C3C1C2F1SCHEDULE 20BModifications of Chapter 6 of Part 12 in certain transitional cases
Schs. 20A, 20B applied by 1997 c. 43, Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(a) (as amended (1.2.2015) by Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (c. 11), s. 22(1), Sch. 3 para. 3(2)(b) (with Sch. 7 para. 2); S.I. 2015/40, art. 2(u))
Schs. 20A, 20B applied by 1997 c. 43, Sch. 1 para. 9(4)(a) (as amended (1.2.2015) by Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (c. 11), s. 22(1), Sch. 3 para. 3(3)(b) (with Sch. 7 para. 2); S.I. 2015/40, art. 2(u))
Schs. 20A, 20B applied by 1997 c. 43, Sch. 1 para. 9(2)(a)(4)(a) (as amended (1.2.2015) by Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (c. 11), s. 22(1), Sch. 3 para. 5(2)(3) (with Sch. 7 para. 2); S.I. 2015/40, art. 2(u))
Part 2Prisoners serving 1991 Act sentences etc
Release on licence at one-half of sentence: section 85 extended sentence prisoners
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This paragraph applies to a person if—
a
the person has been convicted of an offence committed on or after 30 September 1998 but before 4 April 2005,
b
the person is serving a section 85 extended sentence in respect of that offence,
c
the person has not previously been released from prison on licence in respect of that sentence, and
d
paragraph 4 does not apply to the person.
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As soon as a person to whom paragraph 7 applies has served one-half of the custodial term, it is the duty of the Secretary of State to release the person on licence under this paragraph.
2
Sub-paragraph (1) applies in place of section 243A or 244, as the case may be (release of prisoners serving less than 12 months, or serving 12 months or more).
Sch. 20B inserted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 17 para. 10; S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(o)