SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 26Minor and consequential amendments
Part 2Other amendments
Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984 (c. 47)
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Section 4 (temporary return) is amended as follows
2
In subsection (1)—
a
for “warrant under this Act” substitute “
warrant under section 1
”
;
b
in paragraph (a), after “Kingdom”
(in the second place it appears) insert “
, or from which responsibility for his detention and release has previously been transferred to the United Kingdom,
”
;
c
in paragraph (b), after “transferred” insert “
, or to which responsibility for his detention and release has previously been transferred,
”
.
3
In subsection (2)—
a
for “a warrant under this Act” substitute “
a warrant under section 1
”
;
b
for “earlier warrant under this Act” substitute “
earlier warrant under section 1 or section 4A
”
.
4
In subsection (3)—
a
for “issued under this Act” substitute “
issued under section 1
”
;
b
after “an earlier warrant” insert “
under section 1 or section 4A
”
.
5
In subsection (4) for “warrant under this Act” substitute “
warrant under section 1
”
.
6
After subsection (5) insert—
6
Any reference in subsection (5)(a) to the prisoner having previously been transferred into or from Scotland includes a reference to responsibility for his detention and release having previously been transferred to or from the Scottish Ministers (as the case may be).