Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Act 2020

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(1)The Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 is amended as follows.

(2)In section 1 (early release of short-term, long-term and life prisoners) after subsection (8) insert—

“(9)This section does not apply in relation to a person to whom section 1AB applies.”

(3)In section 1AA (short-term prisoners: early release of certain sexual offenders) after subsection (8) insert—

“(9)This section does not apply in relation to a person to whom section 1AB applies.”

(4)In section 3AA (further powers to release prisoners) after subsection (7) insert—

“(8)This section does not apply in relation to a person to whom section 1AB applies.”

F1(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(6)In section 7 (children detained in solemn proceedings)—

(a)in subsection (5)(a) after “sections” insert “ 1AB, ”, and

(b)after subsection (7) insert—

“(8)This section (other than subsection (5)) does not apply in relation to a person to whom section 1AB applies.”

F2(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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