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2(1)The following provisions of the law of England and Wales do not apply—
(a)section 24 of the Prison Act 1952 (c. 52) (calculation of term of sentence: meaning of “month”);
(b)section 49(2) of that Act (deduction of periods unlawfully at large);
(c)section 23(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 1961 (c. 39) (discharge at weekend or on a holiday);
(d)section 67 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c. 80) or section 87 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6) (crediting of periods of remand in custody).
(2)The following provisions of the law of Northern Ireland do not apply—
any provision of rules under section 13 of the Prisons (Northern Ireland) Act 1953 (c. 18 (N.I.)) (prison rules) as to—
remission, or
discharge at a weekend or on a holiday;
section 38(2) of that Act (deduction of periods unlawfully at large);
section 26(2) of the Treatment of Offenders Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 (c. 29 (N.I.)) (taking into account of time spent in custody).
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