71SIn section 39 of that Act (rules for the management of prisons)—
(a)in subsection (7)—
(i)at the beginning there shall be inserted the words “ Subject to subsection (7A) below, ”;
(ii)for the words “a short-term or long-term prisoner within the meaning of” there shall be substituted the words “ any person who is, or is treated as, a long-term or short-term prisoner for the purposes of any provision of ”; and
(iii)the words from “and the foregoing” to the end shall cease to have effect; and
(b)after that subsection there shall be inserted the following subsections—
“(7A)Additional days shall not be awarded under rules made under subsection (7) above in respect of a sentence where the prisoner has at any time been released on licence, in relation to that sentence, under Part I of the M1Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993; and any reference to a sentence in such rules shall be construed in accordance with section 27(5) of that Act.
(7B)In the application of subsection (7) above to a prisoner subject to an extended sentence within the meaning of section 210A of the 1995 Act, the reference to his sentence shall be construed as a reference to the custodial term of that extended sentence.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 8 para. 71 wholly in force; Sch. 8 para. 71 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 121; In force at 30.9.1998 by S.I. 1998/2327, art. 2(1)(2) (subject to savings in arts. 5-8)
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