Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Act 2020

4 Disapplication of existing release provisions: Scotland

(1) The Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 1 (early release of short-term, long-term and life prisoners) after subsection (8) insert—

“(9) This section does not apply in relation to a person to whom section 1AB applies.”

(3) In section 1AA (short-term prisoners: early release of certain sexual offenders) after subsection (8) insert—

“(9) This section does not apply in relation to a person to whom section 1AB applies.”

(4) In section 3AA (further powers to release prisoners) after subsection (7) insert—

“(8) This section does not apply in relation to a person to whom section 1AB applies.”

(5) In section 5 (application of Part to fine defaulters and persons in contempt of court)—

(a) in subsection (2) at the beginning insert “Subject to subsection (2A),”, and

(b) after subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to a person to whom section 1AB applies.”

(6) In section 7 (children detained in solemn proceedings)—

(a) in subsection (5)(a) after “sections” insert “1AB,”, and

(b) after subsection (7) insert—

“(8) This section (other than subsection (5)) does not apply in relation to a person to whom section 1AB applies.”

(7) In section 9 (persons liable to removal from the United Kingdom) after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a person to whom section 1AB applies.”