# Convention Rights (Compliance) (Scotland) Act 2001, Paragraph 48


Where the Parole Board has made a direction under paragraph 46(a) above in respect of a prisoner on or after the recommended provisional release date, the Scottish Ministers shall release the prisoner on licence as soon as reasonably practicable after that direction is made; and paragraph 41 above shall apply to the prisoner as if the prisoner had been released on the provisional release date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/7/schedule/paragraph/48 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/convention-rights-compliance-scotland-act-2001/schedule/paragraph-48
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