SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 26Minor and consequential amendments

Part 2Other amendments

Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984 (c. 47)

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(1)

Section 4 (temporary return) is amended as follows

(2)

In subsection (1)—

(a)

for “warrant under this Act” substitute “ warrant under section 1 ”;

(b)

in paragraph (a), after “Kingdom” (in the second place it appears) insert “ , or from which responsibility for his detention and release has previously been transferred to the United Kingdom, ”;

(c)

in paragraph (b), after “transferred” insert “ , or to which responsibility for his detention and release has previously been transferred, ”.

(3)

In subsection (2)—

(a)

for “a warrant under this Act” substitute “ a warrant under section 1 ”;

(b)

for “earlier warrant under this Act” substitute “ earlier warrant under section 1 or section 4A ”.

(4)

In subsection (3)—

(a)

for “issued under this Act” substitute “ issued under section 1 ”;

(b)

after “an earlier warrant” insert “ under section 1 or section 4A ”.

(5)

In subsection (4) for “warrant under this Act” substitute “ warrant under section 1 ”.

(6)

After subsection (5) insert—

“(6)

Any reference in subsection (5)(a) to the prisoner having previously been transferred into or from Scotland includes a reference to responsibility for his detention and release having previously been transferred to or from the Scottish Ministers (as the case may be).”.