13Offence of remaining unlawfully at large after temporary releaseU.K.
(1)Section 1 of the Prisoners (Return to Custody) Act 1995 (remaining at large after temporary release) is amended as follows.
(2)For subsection (3) substitute—
“(3)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a)on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both), and
(b)on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine (or both).”
(3)At the end insert—
“(7)In relation to an offence committed before section 154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 comes into force, the reference in subsection (3)(b) to 12 months is to be read as a reference to 6 months.
(8)In relation to an offence committed before section 85 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 comes into force, the reference in subsection (3)(b) to a fine is to be read as a reference to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.”
(4)The amendment made by subsection (2) does not apply where the period of temporary release expired, or the order of recall was made, before this section comes into force.
Commencement Information
I1S. 13 in force at 13.4.2015 by S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 9