Legislation – Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021
PART 2Release of terrorist offenders
Removal or restriction of early release for terrorist prisoners
28Removal of early release for dangerous terrorist prisoners: Scotland
1
The Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 is amended as follows.
2
In section 1AB (restricted eligibility for release on licence of terrorist prisoners) (as amended by Schedule 13)—
a
in subsection (2), for paragraph (a) substitute—
a
it is specified in Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 1A (terrorism offences punishable with imprisonment for life or for more than two years),
b
after subsection (2) insert—
2A
Subsections (3) to (5) apply unless the terrorist prisoner’s sentence was imposed—
a
under section 205ZA or 210A of the 1995 Act (serious terrorism sentence or extended sentence for dangerous offenders),
b
on or after the day on which section 28 of the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 comes into force, and
c
in respect of an offence that—
i
is specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1A (terrorism offences punishable with imprisonment for life),
ii
is a service offence as respects which the corresponding civil offence is so specified,
iii
is specified in Part 3 of that Schedule (other offences punishable with imprisonment for life) and was determined to have a terrorist connection, or
iv
is a service offence as respects which the corresponding civil offence is so specified, and was determined to have a terrorist connection.
3
For Schedule 1A substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 10 to this Act.