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Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021

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27 Removal of early release for dangerous terrorist prisoners: England and Wales

(1) The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows. (2) In section 247A (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 19ZA (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 226A or 226B or under section 254, 266, 268A, 279 or 282A of the Sentencing Code (extended sentence or serious terrorism sentence for dangerous offenders), (b) on or after the day on which section 27 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 19ZA (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 19ZA substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 9 to this Act.

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27 Removal of early release for dangerous terrorist prisoners: England and Wales

(1) The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows. (2) In section 247A (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 19ZA (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 226A or 226B or under section 254, 266, 268A, 279 or 282A of the Sentencing Code (extended sentence or serious terrorism sentence for dangerous offenders), (b) on or after the day on which section 27 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 19ZA (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 19ZA substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 9 to this Act.

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