SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5Transitional provisions and savings

Duty to release certain life prisoners

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1

In relation to any time before the commencement of section 9 of this Act, section 28 of this Act shall have effect as if, in paragraph (b) of subsection (3), for the words “of any direction it would have given under section 9 above” there were substituted the words “which section 67 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 would have had”.

2

In relation to any time before the commencement of Chapter I of Part II of this Act, section 28 of this Act shall have effect as if—

a

after paragraph (b) of subsection (3), there were inserted the words

and

c

the provisions of this section as compared with those of sections 33(2) and 35(1) of the 1991 Act

b

in paragraph (c) of subsection (7), for the words from “the time when” to the end there were substituted the words “he has served one-half of that sentence”.

3

Section 28(7) of this Act shall have effect as if—

a

any reference of a prisoner’s case made to the Parole Board under section 32(2) or 34(4) of the 1991 Act had been made under section 28(6) of this Act; and

b

any such reference made under section 39(4) of that Act had been made under section 32(4) of this Act.