(1)At the end of section 17 of the 1983 Act (leave of absence) insert—
“(6)Subsection (7) below applies to a person who is granted leave by or by virtue of a provision—
(a)in force in Scotland, Northern Ireland, any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man; and
(b)corresponding to subsection (1) above.
(7)For the purpose of giving effect to a direction or condition imposed by virtue of a provision corresponding to subsection (3) above, the person may be conveyed to a place in, or kept in custody or detained at a place of safety in, England and Wales by a person authorised in that behalf by the direction or condition.”
(2)Schedule 5 (which contains amendments to Part 6 of the 1983 Act and related amendments) has effect.
Commencement Information
I1S. 39 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 56(1); s. 39(1)(2) in force for specified purposes for E.W. at 1.10.2007 by S.I. 2007/2798, art. 2(c); s. 39(2) in force for specified purposes at 1.4.2008 by S.I. 2008/745, art. 3(f); s. 39 in force for specified purposes insofar as not already in force for E.W. at 28.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2788, art. 2(a); s. 39(1)(2) in force for specified purposes insofar as not already in force at 3.11.2008 by S.I. 2008/1900, arts. 1(1), 2(n) (with art. 3, Sch.)