Convention Rights (Compliance) (Scotland) Act 2001 Explanatory Notes

Part 2.Existing designated life prisoners

111.Paragraphs 27 to 30 make provision so that, when the Act comes into force, the designated part of a designated life prisoner’s sentence is treated as a punishment part. Provision is also made so that the Parole Board is required to fix a date for its next consideration of a prisoner’s case, being no more than 2 years from its last consideration, where it has not directed the prisoner’s release when it last considered the case.

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