SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Transfer of prisoners

Crime (Sentences) Act 1997

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In paragraph 3 (transfer of prisoners for other judicial purposes), after sub-paragraph (3) insert—

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This paragraph has effect subject to the following modifications—

a

in relation to the attendance at a place in Northern Ireland or any other part of the United Kingdom of a person who is remanded in custody in, serving a sentence of imprisonment in, or otherwise detained in a prison in, Northern Ireland, any reference in sub-paragraph (1) to the Secretary of State must be read as a reference to the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland;

b

in relation to a person who is directed by the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland to be taken to any place under this paragraph, any reference in sub-paragraph (3) to the Secretary of State must be read as a reference to the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.