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Part 2Confinement and release of prisoners

Chapter 3Community and life licences

Life licences

32Release on life licence: conditions

(1)This section applies where by virtue of section 23(2)(b) or 42(4)(b) the Parole Board specifies conditions which are to be included in a prisoner’s life licence.

(2)The Scottish Ministers must include in the prisoner’s life licence—

(a)those conditions,

(b)the standard conditions, and

(c)if section 29(1) applies, the supervision conditions.

(3)On the direction of the Parole Board, the Scottish Ministers may—

(a)vary the conditions mentioned in subsection (2),

(b)cancel conditions,

(c)include in the licence further conditions.

33Compassionate release on life licence: conditions

(1)This section applies where by virtue of section 27(1) the Scottish Ministers release a prisoner on life licence.

(2)The Scottish Ministers must include in the licence—

(a)the standard conditions,

(b)the supervision conditions, and

(c)such other conditions as they consider appropriate.

(3)The Scottish Ministers may—

(a)vary or cancel the conditions mentioned in subsection (2),

(b)include further conditions in the licence.