Legislation – Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
Changes to legislation:
Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, Section 96 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 22 December 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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- Sch. 7 para. 5A and cross-heading inserted by 2008 c. 25 Sch. 1 para. 90(3)
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Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- Sch. 7 para. 5A and cross-heading inserted by 2008 c. 25 Sch. 1 para. 90(3)
Part 6International co-operation in relation to criminal justice matters
Repatriation of prisoners
96Amendments relating to Scotland
(1)
The amendments of section 1 of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984 (c. 47) made by section 44(2) and (3) of the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48)
(which amend the requirement for the prisoner’s consent to any transfer to or from the United Kingdom) apply in relation to cases in which the relevant Minister for the purposes of section 1 is the Scottish Ministers as they apply in other cases.
(2)
In section 2(6) of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984 (transfer out of the United Kingdom) in the definition of “hospital order”, after “1986” insert “
.
or a compulsion order under section 57A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
”
(3)
(interpretation etc.), before the definition of “international arrangements” insert—
““enactment” includes an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament;”.