Criminal Justice Act 1982

6 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3) below, where at the commencement of sections 1 to 15 above an offender is detained in a borstal institution by reason of his having been recalled under section 45(4) of the [1952 c. 52.] Prison Act 1952 (recall for breach of supervision requirement) he shall be treated as if the order recalling him had been a sentence of youth custody for a term of thirty days commencing from the date on which he was taken into custody.

(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3) below, where at the commencement of sections 1 to 15 above an offender is detained in a borstal institution by reason of his having been returned to such an institution under section 12 of the [1961 c. 39.] Criminal Justice Act 1961 (return to borstal institution on re-conviction), he shall be treated as if the order returning him to the institution had been an order made on the same date sentencing him to youth custody for a term of thirty days.

(3) If at the commencement of sections 1 to 15 above an offender has been in custody by virtue of an order referred to in sub-paragraph (1) or (2) above for thirty days or more, he shall be released on the commencement of those sections.

(4) Nothing in this paragraph shall render an offender who is released after being detained by virtue of an order referred to in sub-paragraph (1) or (2) above liable to a period of supervision additional to any such period to which he was liable by virtue of section 45 of the [1952 c. 52.] Prison Act 1952 immediately before the commencement of sections 1 to 15 above.