Part 12Sentencing

Chapter 6 Release, licences , supervision and recall

Supplemental

268Interpretation of Chapter 6

F1(1)

In this Chapter —

“the 1997 Act” means the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (c. 43);

“the Board” means the Parole Board;

F2“fixed-term prisoner” and “fixed-term sentence” have the meaning given by section 237(1) F3(as extended by section 237(1B));

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“prison” and “prisoner” are to be read in accordance with section 237(2);

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F8“the supervisor”—

(a)

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(b)

in relation to an offender subject to supervision requirements under section 256B, means the person who provides supervision under that section;

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F10(1A)

In this Chapter, “the requisite custodial period” means F11(except where it has the meaning given by section 247A(8)) —

(a)

in relation to a person serving an extended sentence imposed under section 226A or 226B F12or under section 254, 266 or 279 of the Sentencing Code, the requisite custodial period for the purposes of section 246A;

(b)

in relation to a person serving an extended sentence imposed under section 227 or 228, the requisite custodial period for the purposes of section 247;

(c)

in relation to a person serving a sentence imposed under section 236A F13or under section F14252A, 265 or 278 of the Sentencing Code, the requisite custodial period for the purposes of section 244A;

F15(ca)

in relation to a prisoner whose case has been referred to the Parole Board under section 244ZB, the requisite custodial period for the purposes of section 244ZC;

(d)

in relation to any other fixed-term prisoner, the requisite custodial period for the purposes of section 243A F16, 244 or 244ZA (as appropriate).

F17(2)

For the purposes of sections 243A(1A), F18... 256B(1A) and 264B(1), where an offence is found to have been committed over a period of 2 or more days, or at some time during a period of 2 or more days, it must be taken to have been committed on the last of those days.