PART 1

Criminal Justice

Release and recall of prisoners

Offence of remaining unlawfully at large after temporary release
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Section 1 of the Prisoners (Return to Custody) Act 1995 (remaining at large after temporary release) is amended as follows.
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For subsection (3) substitute—
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A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
a
on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both), and
b
on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine (or both).
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At the end insert—
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In relation to an offence committed before section 154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 comes into force, the reference in subsection (3)(b) to 12 months is to be read as a reference to 6 months.
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In relation to an offence committed before section 85 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 comes into force, the reference in subsection (3)(b) to a fine is to be read as a reference to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.
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The amendment made by subsection (2) does not apply where the period of temporary release expired, or the order of recall was made, before this section comes into force.