PART 2Release of terrorist offenders

Removal or restriction of early release for terrorist prisoners

28Removal of early release for dangerous terrorist prisoners: Scotland

1

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

2

In section 1AB (restricted eligibility for release on licence of terrorist prisoners) (as amended by Schedule 13)—

a

in subsection (2), for paragraph (a) substitute—

a

it is specified in Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 1A (terrorism offences punishable with imprisonment for life or for more than two years),

b

after subsection (2) insert—

2A

Subsections (3) to (5) apply unless the terrorist prisoner's sentence was imposed—

a

under section 205ZA or 210A of the 1995 Act (serious terrorism sentence or extended sentence for dangerous offenders),

b

on or after the day on which section 28 of the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 comes into force, and

c

in respect of an offence that—

i

is specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1A (terrorism offences punishable with imprisonment for life),

ii

is a service offence as respects which the corresponding civil offence is so specified,

iii

is specified in Part 3 of that Schedule (other offences punishable with imprisonment for life) and was determined to have a terrorist connection, or

iv

is a service offence as respects which the corresponding civil offence is so specified, and was determined to have a terrorist connection.

3

For Schedule 1A substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 10 to this Act.