36.Section 27(7) of the 1993 Act prevents the release of prisoners on certain days. Section 8 of the Act expands on that by adding Fridays and the day before public holidays to the list of days on which prisoners are not to be released. These days, which are referred to as “
Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023
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- 36 Section 27(7) of the 1993 Act prevents the release of prisoners on certain days. Section 8 of the Act expands on that by adding Fridays and the day before public holidays to the list of days on which prisoners are not to be released. These days, which are referred to as “excepted days”, are a Friday, Saturday, Sunday, public holiday and the day before a public holiday. If a prisoner would have been released on any of the excepted days, they are instead to be released on the last preceding day which is a suitable release day. A suitable release day is a day which is not an excepted day (so a day which is not a Friday, Saturday, Sunday, public holiday or the day before a public holiday).
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