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In section 243A of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (duty to release prisoners serving less than 12 months unconditionally once one-half of sentence served), for subsection (1) substitute—
“(1)This section applies to a fixed-term prisoner if—
(a)the prisoner is serving a sentence which is for a term of 1 day, or
(b)the prisoner—
(i)is serving a sentence which is for a term of less than 12 months, and
(ii)is aged under 18 on the last day of the requisite custodial period.
(1A)This section also applies to a fixed-term prisoner if—
(a)the prisoner is serving a sentence which is for a term of less than 12 months, and
(b)the sentence was imposed in respect of an offence committed before the day on which section 1 of the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 came into force.”
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