Paragraph 8

United Kingdom

(1)

Where a person’s transfer under paragraph 1(1)(a), 2(1)(a) or 3(1)(a) above from England and Wales to Scotland is a restricted transfer—

(a)

regulations made under section 22 of the M1Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (time limits in relation to preliminary stages of proceedings) shall apply to him in place of the corresponding provisions of the law of Scotland; but

(b)

subject to that and to any conditions to which the transfer is subject, he shall be treated for the relevant purposes as if he had been remanded for an offence committed in Scotland.

C1(2)

Where a person’s transfer under paragraph 1(1)(b), 2(1)(b) or 3(1)(b) above from England and Wales to Scotland is a restricted transfer—

F1(a)

sections 241, F2243A F3to F4244A, F5246 to F6264B F7, 267A and 267B of F8, and Schedules F9... 20A and 20B to, the 2003 Act (fixed-term prisoners) or, as the case may require, F10sections 241 F11and 242 of, and paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 12 to, the Sentencing Code (detention and training orders) or sections 28 to 34 of this Act (life sentences) shall apply to him in place of the corresponding provisions of the law of Scotland;

(aa)

sections 62 F12, 64 and 64A of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (which relate to licence conditions) shall apply to him in place of the corresponding provisions of the law of Scotland; F13and

F14(ab)

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(b)

subject to that, to sub-paragraph (3) below and to any conditions to which the transfer is subject, he shall be treated for the relevant purposes as if his sentence had been an equivalent sentence passed by a court in Scotland.

(3)

A person who has been sentenced to a sentence of a length which could not have been passed on an offender of his age in the place to which he has been transferred shall be treated for the purposes mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) above as the Secretary of State may direct.

(4)

Where a transfer under paragraph 4(1) above of a person’s supervision from England and Wales to Scotland is a restricted transfer—

F15(a)

sections 241 F16, 249 to F17264B, 267A and 267B of F18, and Schedules F19... 20A and 20B to, the 2003 Act (fixed-term prisoners) or, as the case may require, F20F21section 242 of, and paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 12 to, the Sentencing Code (detention and training orders) or sections 31 to 34 of this Act (life sentences) shall apply to him in place of the corresponding provisions of the law of Scotland;

(aa)

sections 62 F22, 64 and 64A of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (which relate to licence conditions) shall apply to him in place of the corresponding provisions of the law of Scotland; F23and

F24(ab)

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(b)

subject to that and to any conditions to which the transfer is subject, he shall be treated for the relevant purposes as if his period of supervision had been an equivalent period of supervision directed to be undergone in Scotland.

F25(5)

Section 31(2A) of this Act (conditions as to supervision after release), as applied by sub-paragraph (2) or (4) above, shall have effect as if for paragraphs (a) to (c) there were substituted the words “a relevant officer of such local authority as may be specified in the licence”.

C2(6)

Any provision of F26sections 241 and 242 of, and paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 12 to, the Sentencing Code which is applied by sub-paragraph (2) or (4) above shall have effect (as so applied) as if—

(a)

any reference to F27youth detention accommodation were a reference to secure accommodation within the meaning of Part 2 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 or a young offenders institution provided under section 19(1)(b) of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989,

(b)

F28... any reference to the Secretary of State were a reference to the Scottish Ministers,

(c)

any reference to an officer of a F29provider of probation services were a reference to a relevant officer as defined by section 27(1) of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993,

(d)

any reference to a youth court were a reference to a sheriff court,

(e)

in F30section 242, any reference to a local justice area were a reference to a local government area within the meaning of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994,

F31(ea)

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(f)

F32in section 242(2)(a), for sub-paragraph (ii) there were substituted a reference to an officer of a local authority constituted under that Act for the local government area in which the offender resides for the time being,

(F33fa)

F34section 242(6) were omitted,

(g)

F35section 242(7) were omitted,

(h)

F36in paragraph 2 of Schedule 12, for sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) there were substituted—

“(1)
Where a detention and training order is in force in respect of an offender and it appears on information to a sheriff court having jurisdiction in the locality in which the offender resides that the offender has failed to comply with requirements under F37section 242(4)(b), the court may—
(a)
issue a citation requiring the offender to appear before it at the time specified in the citation, or
(b)
issue a warrant for the offender’s arrest.”,

(i)

F38paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 12 were omitted,

(j)

in F39paragraph 3(11) of that Schedule, the reference to the Crown Court were a reference to the High Court of Justiciary F40, and

F41(k)

paragraph 3(12)(a)(ii) and (b)(ii) of that Schedule were omitted.

F42(7)

Sections 64 and 64A of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (release on licence etc: drug appointments), as applied by sub-paragraph (2) or (4) above, have effect as if any reference to an officer of a provider of probation services were a reference to a relevant officer as defined by section 27(1) of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993.

F43(8)

The supervision provisions, as applied by sub-paragraph (2) or (4), have effect—

(a)

as if any reference to something listed in the first column of the Table in sub-paragraph (10) were a reference to whatever is opposite it in the second column of that Table,

F44(b)

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F45(c)

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(and see also F46paragraph 19A).

(9)

In this paragraph “the supervision provisions” means—

(a)

sections F47256B to 256E of the 2003 Act,

F48(b)

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F49(c)

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(10)

The references mentioned in sub-paragraph (8)(a) are—

TABLE

Reference	Substituted reference
Crown Court	High Court of Justiciary
Justice of the peace	Sheriff court
Local justice area	Local government area within the meaning of the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994
Magistrates' court	Sheriff court
Officer of a provider of probation services	Relevant officer as defined by section 27(1) of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993
Summons	Citation
F50. . .	. . .

F51(11)

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(12)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(a)-(ab) substituted for Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(a) (4.4.2005) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 32 para. 85(3)(a); S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 42(32) (with saving in Sch. 2) (as explained (29.7.2005) by S.I. 2005/2122, art. 2; and as amended: (14.7.2008) by 2008 c. 4, Sch. 26 para. 78, Sch. 28 Pt. 2; S.I. 2008/1586, Sch. 1 paras. 48(s), 50(2)(d); (30.11.2009) by S.I. 2009/3111, art. 2; (3.12.2012) by S.I. 2012/2905, art. 4; (3.12.2012) by 2012 c. 10, Sch. 14 para. 17; S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(l)); and Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(a) (in so far as it continues to have effect in relation to prisoners serving sentences of imprisonment for offences committed before 4.4.2005) amended (14.7.2008) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), s. 153(7), Sch. 26 para. 32(2)(4); S.I. 2008/1586, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 48(n)
F2: Word in Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(a) inserted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 14 para. 2; S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(l)
F3: Word in Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(a) substituted (28.4.2022) by Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32), ss. 132(11)(a), 208(4)(p)
F4: Word in Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(a) inserted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), s. 95(1), Sch. 1 para. 12(2); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 72
F5: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(a) substituted (1.4.2006) by The Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1055), arts. 1(1), 2(a)
F6: Word in Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(a) substituted (1.2.2015) by Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (c. 11), s. 22(1), Sch. 3 para. 3(2)(a) (with Sch. 7 para. 2); S.I. 2015/40, art. 2(u)
F7: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(a) inserted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 16 para. 7(a); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(n)
F8: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(a) inserted (1.2.2015) by Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (c. 11), s. 22(1), Sch. 3 para. 3(2)(b) (with Sch. 7 para. 2); S.I. 2015/40, art. 2(u)
F9: Word in Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(a) omitted (11.5.2026) by virtue of Sentencing Act 2026 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 5 para. 3(2)(a) (with s. 34(4)(5)); S.I. 2026/402, reg. 2(b)
F10: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(a) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 149(3)(a) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
F11: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(a) substituted (11.5.2026) by Sentencing Act 2026 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 5 para. 3(2)(b) (with s. 34(4)(5)); S.I. 2026/402, reg. 2(b)
F12: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(aa) substituted (1.2.2015) by Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (c. 11), ss. 13(2)(a), 22(1) (with Sch. 7 para. 6); S.I. 2015/40, art. 2(l)
F13: Word in Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(aa) inserted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 10 para. 9(3)(a); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(h)
F14: Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(ab) omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 10 para. 9(3)(b); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(h)
F15: Sch. 1 para. 8(4)(a)-(ab) substituted for Sch. 1 para. 8(4)(a) (4.4.2005) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 32 para. 85(3)(b); S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 42(32) (with saving in Sch. 2) (as explained (29.7.2005) by S.I. 2005/2122, art. 2; and as amended: (14.7.2008) by 2008 c. 4, Sch. 26 para. 78, Sch. 28 Pt. 2; S.I. 2008/1586, Sch. 1 paras. 48(s), 50(2)(d); (30.11.2009) by S.I. 2009/3111, art. 2; (3.12.2012) by S.I. 2012/2905, art. 4; (3.12.2012) by 2012 c. 10, Sch. 14 para. 17; S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(l)); and Sch. 1 para. 8(4)(a) (in so far as it continues to have effect in relation to prisoners serving sentences of imprisonment for offences committed before 4.4.2005) amended (14.7.2008) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), s. 153(7), Sch. 26 para. 32(3)(4); S.I. 2008/1586, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 48(n)
F16: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(4)(a) substituted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 16 para. 7(b); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(n)
F17: Word in Sch. 1 para. 8(4)(a) substituted (1.2.2015) by Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (c. 11), s. 22(1), Sch. 3 para. 3(3)(a) (with Sch. 7 para. 2); S.I. 2015/40, art. 2(u)
F18: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(4)(a) inserted (1.2.2015) by Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (c. 11), s. 22(1), Sch. 3 para. 3(3)(b) (with Sch. 7 para. 2); S.I. 2015/40, art. 2(u)
F19: Word in Sch. 1 para. 8(4)(a) omitted (11.5.2026) by virtue of Sentencing Act 2026 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 5 para. 3(3)(a) (with s. 34(4)(5)); S.I. 2026/402, reg. 2(b)
F20: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(4)(a) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 149(3)(b) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
F21: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(4)(a) substituted (11.5.2026) by Sentencing Act 2026 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 5 para. 3(3)(b) (with s. 34(4)(5)); S.I. 2026/402, reg. 2(b)
F22: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(4)(aa) substituted (1.2.2015) by Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (c. 11), ss. 13(2)(a), 22(1) (with Sch. 7 para. 6); S.I. 2015/40, art. 2(l)
F23: Word in Sch. 1 para. 8(4)(aa) inserted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 10 para. 9(3)(a); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(h)
F24: Sch. 1 para. 8(4)(ab) omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 10 para. 9(3)(b); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(h)
F25: Sch. 1 para. 8(5)(6) substituted for Sch. 1 para. 8(5)-(7) (4.4.2005) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 32 para. 85(3)(c); S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 42(32) (with Sch. 2) (as explained (29.7.2005) by S.I. 2005/2122, art. 2; and as amended: (14.7.2008) by 2008 c. 4, Sch. 26 para. 78, Sch. 28 Pt. 2; S.I. 2008/1586, Sch. 1 paras. 48(s), 50(2)(d); (30.11.2009) by S.I. 2009/3111, art. 2; (3.12.2012) by S.I. 2012/2905, art. 4; (3.12.2012) by 2012 c. 10, Sch. 14 para. 17; S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(l))
F26: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(6) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 149(3)(c)(i) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
F27: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(6)(a) substituted (1.11.2007) by Offender Management Act 2007 (c. 21), s. 41(1), Sch. 3 para. 15(2); S.I. 2007/3001, art. 2(1)(r)
F28: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(6)(b) omitted (1.12.2020) by virtue of Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 149(3)(c)(ii) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
F29: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(6)(c) substituted (1.4.2008) by The Offender Management Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/912), Sch. 1 para. 12(3)(a)(i)
F30: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(6)(e) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 149(3)(c)(iii) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
F31: Sch. 1 para. 8(6)(ea) omitted (1.12.2020) by virtue of Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 149(3)(c)(iv) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
F32: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(6)(f) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 149(3)(c)(v) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
F33: Sch. 1 para. 8(6)(fa) inserted (1.4.2008) by The Offender Management Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/912), Sch. 1 para. 12(3)(a)(iii)
F34: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(6)(fa) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 149(3)(c)(vi) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
F35: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(6)(g) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 149(3)(c)(vii) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
F36: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(6)(h) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 149(3)(c)(viii) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
F37: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(6)(h) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 149(3)(c)(ix) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
F38: Sch. 1 para. 8(6)(i) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 149(3)(c)(x) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
F39: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(6)(j) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 149(3)(c)(xi) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
F40: Word in Sch. 1 para. 8(6)(j) inserted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 149(3)(c)(xii) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
F41: Sch. 1 para. 8(6)(k) inserted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 149(3)(c)(xiii) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
F42: Sch. 1 para. 8(7) inserted (1.2.2015) by Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (c. 11), ss. 13(2)(b), 22(1) (with Sch. 7 para. 6); S.I. 2015/40, art. 2(l)
F43: Sch. 1 para. 8(8)-(12) inserted (1.2.2015) by Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (c. 11), s. 22(1), Sch. 3 para. 3(5) (with Sch. 7 para. 2); S.I. 2015/40, art. 2(u)
F44: Sch. 1 para. 8(8)(b) omitted (11.5.2026) by virtue of Sentencing Act 2026 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 5 para. 3(4)(a) (with s. 34(4)(5)); S.I. 2026/402, reg. 2(b)
F45: Sch. 1 para. 8(8)(c) omitted (11.5.2026) by virtue of Sentencing Act 2026 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 5 para. 3(4)(a) (with s. 34(4)(5)); S.I. 2026/402, reg. 2(b)
F46: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(8) substituted (11.5.2026) by Sentencing Act 2026 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 5 para. 3(4)(b) (with s. 34(4)(5)); S.I. 2026/402, reg. 2(b)
F47: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(9)(a) substituted (11.5.2026) by Sentencing Act 2026 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 5 para. 3(5)(a) (with s. 34(4)(5)); S.I. 2026/402, reg. 2(b)
F48: Sch. 1 para. 8(9)(b) omitted (11.5.2026) by virtue of Sentencing Act 2026 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 5 para. 3(5)(b) (with s. 34(4)(5)); S.I. 2026/402, reg. 2(b)
F49: Sch. 1 para. 8(9)(c) omitted (11.5.2026) by virtue of Sentencing Act 2026 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 5 para. 3(5)(b) (with s. 34(4)(5)); S.I. 2026/402, reg. 2(b)
F50: Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(10) table omitted (11.5.2026) by virtue of Sentencing Act 2026 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 5 para. 3(6) (with s. 34(4)(5)); S.I. 2026/402, reg. 2(b)
F51: Sch. 1 para. 8(11)(12) omitted (11.5.2026) by virtue of Sentencing Act 2026 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 5 para. 3(7) (with s. 34(4)(5)); S.I. 2026/402, reg. 2(b)

Marginal citations

M1: 1985 c.23.

Modifications

C1: Sch. 1 para. 8(2)(4) modified (19.9.1998) by S.I. 1998/2327, art. 5(2)(c)(d).
C2: Sch. 1 para. 8(6) modified in part (1.12.2020 immediately before the consolidation date (see 2020 c. 9, ss. 3, 5(2)(3) and 2020 c. 17, ss. 2, 416)) by Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Act 2020 (c. 9), ss. 1, 5(2)(3); S.I. 2012/1236, reg. 2

Notes on Schedule 1

Modifications

C1

Sch. 1: exercise of functions restricted in or as regards Scotland (30.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1748, art. 4(1), Sch. 2 para. 3

C2

Sch. 1 excluded (1.1.1998) by S.I. 1997/2200, art. 5(6)

Sch. 1 excluded (18.9.1998) by S.I. 1998/2251, art. 16(5).

Sch. 1 excluded (1.9.2001) by 2001 c. 17, s. 42(5) (with s. 78); S.I. 2001/2161, art. 2

Sch. 1 extended (1.9.2001) by 2001 c. 17, s. 46(1) (with s. 78); S.I. 2001/2161, art. 2

Notes on Part II

Modifications

C1: Sch. 1 Pt. II excluded (28.7.1998) by 1998 c. 35, s. 17, Sch. 3 para. 9(1); S.I. 1998/1858, art.2.