Part 2 SConfinement and release of prisoners

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 2 power to modify conferred (24.9.2012) by Criminal Cases (Punishment and Review) (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 7), ss. 2(2), 5(2); S.S.I. 2012/249, art. 2

Prospective

Chapter 7 SApplication of Part 2 to certain persons

55 Application to young offenders and children S

(1) This Part applies in relation to the persons mentioned in subsection (2) as it applies in relation to custody-only prisoners.

(2) Those persons are—

(a) a person on whom detention is imposed under section 207(2) of the 1995 Act for a period of less than 15 days,

(b) a person sentenced to be detained under section 208 of that Act for such a period.

(3) This Part applies in relation to the persons mentioned in subsection (4) as it applies in relation to custody and community prisoners.

(4) Those persons are—

(a) a person on whom detention is imposed under section 207(2) of the 1995 Act for a period of 15 days or more,

(b) a person sentenced to be detained under section 208 of that Act for such a period.

(5) This Part applies in relation to the persons mentioned in subsection (6) as it applies in relation to life prisoners.

(6) Those persons are—

(a) a person sentenced under section 205(2) or (3) of the 1995 Act to be detained without limit of time or for life,

(b) a person on whom detention without limit of time or for life is imposed under section 207(2) of that Act,

(c) a person sentenced to be detained without limit of time under section 208 of that Act.

(7) In this Part as applied by subsections (1), (3) and (5), references to imprisonment are to be read as references to detention; and cognate expressions are to be construed accordingly.