SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 14Prisoners serving less than 12 months: consequential amendments

6Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)

1

Section 244 (duty to release prisoners on licence) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

after “section” in the first place it appears insert “243A or”;

b

after “the requisite custodial period” insert “for the purposes of this section”.

3

In subsection (3)—

a

for “In this section” substitute “For the purposes of this section”;

b

in paragraph (a)—

i

for “any” substitute “a”;

ii

after “the Sentencing Act” insert “for such a term”.