Legislation – Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021
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PART 2Release of terrorist offenders
Removal or restriction of early release for terrorist prisoners
27Removal of early release for dangerous terrorist prisoners: England and Wales
1
The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows.
2
In section 247A (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 19ZA (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 226A or 226B or under section 254, 266, 268A, 279 or 282A of the Sentencing Code (extended sentence or serious terrorism sentence for dangerous offenders),
b
on or after the day on which section 27 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 19ZA (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 19ZA substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 9 to this Act.