SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 14Prisoners serving less than 12 months: consequential amendments

Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)

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(1)

Section 244 (duty to release prisoners on licence) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1)—

(a)

after “section” in the first place it appears insert “243A or”;

(b)

after “the requisite custodial period” insert “for the purposes of this section”.

(3)

In subsection (3)—

(a)

for “In this section” substitute “For the purposes of this section”;

(b)

in paragraph (a)—

(i)

for “any” substitute “a”;

(ii)

after “the Sentencing Act” insert “for such a term”.