# Convention Rights (Compliance) (Scotland) Act 2001, Paragraph 25


An existing life prisoner who, before the relevant date, has been or is released on licence, otherwise than under section 3 (release on compassionate grounds) of the 1993 Act, shall, at the relevant date, be deemed to have been released on licence under section 2(4) of the 1993 Act as if that prisoner had been a life prisoner to whom that section applied and who had served the punishment part of his or her sentence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/7/schedule/paragraph/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/convention-rights-compliance-scotland-act-2001/schedule/paragraph-25
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