Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993
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18 Breach of supervised release order.
(1) Where the court which imposed a supervised release order on a person is informed, by statement on oath by an appropriate officer, that the person has failed to comply with a requirement specified in or by virtue of that order, the court may— (a) issue a warrant for the arrest of the person; or (b) issue a citation requiring the person to appear before the court at such time as may be specified in the citation. (1A) The unified citation provisions (as defined by section 307(1) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46)) apply in relation to a citation under subsection (1)(b) above as they apply in relation to a citation under section 216(3)(a) of that Act. (2) If it is proved to the satisfaction of the court before which a person is brought, or appears, in pursuance of a warrant or citation issued under subsection (1) above that there has been such failure as is mentioned in that subsection, the court may— (a) order him to be returned to prison for the whole or any part of the period which— (i) begins with the date of the order for his return; and (ii) is equal in length to the period between the date of the first proven failure referred to in the statement mentioned in subsection (1) above and the date on which supervision under the supervised release order would have ceased; or (b) do anything in respect of the supervised release order that might have been done under section 15(4) of this Act on an application under that subsection in relation to that order. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2) above, evidence of one witness shall be sufficient evidence. (4) As soon as the period for which a person is ordered under subsection (2) above to be returned to prison expires, the Secretary of State shall release him unconditionally. (5) For the purposes of this Act, any such period as is mentioned in subsection (4) above is neither a sentence nor a part of a sentence. (6) The following are “appropriate officers” for the purposes of subsection (1) above— (a) the person’s supervising officer; (b) the chief social work officer of a local authority which is designated under section 14(4) or 15(1) of this Act as the appropriate authority for the purposes of the order; (c) any officer appointed by that chief social work officer for the purposes of this section.
18 Breach of supervised release order.
(1) Where the court which imposed a supervised release order on a person is informed, by statement on oath by an appropriate officer, that the person has failed to comply with a requirement specified in or by virtue of that order, the court may— (a) issue a warrant for the arrest of the person; or (b) issue a citation requiring the person to appear before the court at such time as may be specified in the citation. (1A) The unified citation provisions (as defined by section 307(1) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46)) apply in relation to a citation under subsection (1)(b) above as they apply in relation to a citation under section 216(3)(a) of that Act. (2) If it is proved to the satisfaction of the court before which a person is brought, or appears, in pursuance of a warrant or citation issued under subsection (1) above that there has been such failure as is mentioned in that subsection, the court may— (a) order him to be returned to prison for the whole or any part of the period which— (i) begins with the date of the order for his return; and (ii) is equal in length to the period between the date of the first proven failure referred to in the statement mentioned in subsection (1) above and the date on which supervision under the supervised release order would have ceased; or (b) do anything in respect of the supervised release order that might have been done under section 15(4) of this Act on an application under that subsection in relation to that order. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2) above, evidence of one witness shall be sufficient evidence. (4) As soon as the period for which a person is ordered under subsection (2) above to be returned to prison expires, the Secretary of State shall release him unconditionally. (5) For the purposes of this Act, any such period as is mentioned in subsection (4) above is neither a sentence nor a part of a sentence. (6) The following are “appropriate officers” for the purposes of subsection (1) above— (a) the person’s supervising officer; (b) the chief social work officer of a local authority which is designated under section 14(4) or 15(1) of this Act as the appropriate authority for the purposes of the order; (c) any officer appointed by that chief social work officer for the purposes of this section.
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