At the end of section 17 of the 1983 Act (leave of absence) insert—

“(6)

Subsection (7) below applies to a person who is granted leave by or by virtue of a provision—

(a)

in force in Scotland, Northern Ireland, any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man; and

(b)

corresponding to subsection (1) above.

(7)

For the purpose of giving effect to a direction or condition imposed by virtue of a provision corresponding to subsection (3) above, the person may be conveyed to a place in, or kept in custody or detained at a place of safety in, England and Wales by a person authorised in that behalf by the direction or condition.”