Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993
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3AA Further powers to release prisoners
(1) Subject to subsections (2) to (5) below, the Scottish Ministers may release on licence under this section— (a) a short-term prisoner serving a sentence of imprisonment for a term of three months or more; or (b) a long-term prisoner whose release on having served one-half of his sentence has been recommended by the Parole Board. (2) The power in subsection (1) above is not to be exercised before the prisoner has served 15% of the prisoner's sentence. (3) Without prejudice to subsection (2) above, the power in subsection (1) above is to be exercised only during that period of 196 days which ends on the day 14 days before that on which the prisoner is entitled to be released under this Part. (4) In exercising the power conferred by subsection (1) above, the Scottish Ministers must have regard to considerations of— (a) protecting the public at large; (b) preventing re-offending by the prisoner; and (c) securing the successful re-integration of the prisoner into the community. (5) Subsection (1) above does not apply where— (a) the prisoner's sentence was imposed under section 210A of the 1995 Act; (b) the prisoner is subject to a supervised release order made under section 209 of that Act; (c) the prisoner is subject to a hospital direction imposed under section 59A of that Act or a transfer for treatment direction made under section 136(2) of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13); (d) the prisoner is subject to the notification requirements of Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42); (e) the prisoner is liable to removal from the United Kingdom (within the meaning of section 9 of this Act); (f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6) The Scottish Ministers may by order do any or all of the following— (a) amend the number of months for the time being specified in subsection (1)(a) above; (b) amend a period for the time being specified in subsection (2) above (which may be done by amending the subsection to describe a period as a particular length of time or a proportion of a prisoner's sentence), (c) amend a number of days for the time being specified in subsection (3) above; (d) amend any paragraph of subsection (5) above, add a further paragraph to that subsection or repeal any of its paragraphs. (7) For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this section requires the Parole Board to make a decision by a particular date about whether to recommend that a long-term prisoner be released having served one-half of the prisoner's sentence. (8) This section does not apply in relation to a person to whom section 1AB applies.
3AA Further powers to release prisoners
(1) Subject to subsections (2) to (5) below, the Scottish Ministers may release on licence under this section— (a) a short-term prisoner serving a sentence of imprisonment for a term of three months or more; or (b) a long-term prisoner whose release on having served one-half of his sentence has been recommended by the Parole Board. (2) The power in subsection (1) above is not to be exercised before the prisoner has served 15% of the prisoner's sentence. (3) Without prejudice to subsection (2) above, the power in subsection (1) above is to be exercised only during that period of 196 days which ends on the day 14 days before that on which the prisoner is entitled to be released under this Part. (4) In exercising the power conferred by subsection (1) above, the Scottish Ministers must have regard to considerations of— (a) protecting the public at large; (b) preventing re-offending by the prisoner; and (c) securing the successful re-integration of the prisoner into the community. (5) Subsection (1) above does not apply where— (a) the prisoner's sentence was imposed under section 210A of the 1995 Act; (b) the prisoner is subject to a supervised release order made under section 209 of that Act; (c) the prisoner is subject to a hospital direction imposed under section 59A of that Act or a transfer for treatment direction made under section 136(2) of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13); (d) the prisoner is subject to the notification requirements of Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42); (e) the prisoner is liable to removal from the United Kingdom (within the meaning of section 9 of this Act); (f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6) The Scottish Ministers may by order do any or all of the following— (a) amend the number of months for the time being specified in subsection (1)(a) above; (b) amend a period for the time being specified in subsection (2) above (which may be done by amending the subsection to describe a period as a particular length of time or a proportion of a prisoner's sentence), (c) amend a number of days for the time being specified in subsection (3) above; (d) amend any paragraph of subsection (5) above, add a further paragraph to that subsection or repeal any of its paragraphs. (7) For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this section requires the Parole Board to make a decision by a particular date about whether to recommend that a long-term prisoner be released having served one-half of the prisoner's sentence. (8) This section does not apply in relation to a person to whom section 1AB applies.
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