591.This section extends section 44 of the Police and Justice Act 2006 to Scotland. Section 44(2) and (3) of the Police and Justice Act 2006 amended the circumstances under which a prisoner is required to give consent to transfer under section 1(1)(c) of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984. As amended, a prisoner’s consent is only necessary where that consent is specifically required under the particular international agreement governing an individual prisoner’s transfer.