Section 33A Duty to release prisoners: special cases.F1C1
England and Wales
As soon as a prisoner—
whose sentence is for a term of less than twelve months; and
who has been released on licence under section 34A(3) or 36(1) below and recalled to prison under section 38A(1) or 39(1) or (2) below,
would (but for his release) have served one-half of his sentence, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to release him unconditionally.
As soon as a prisoner—
whose sentence is for a term of twelve months or more; and
who has been released on licence under section 34A(3) below and recalled to prison under section 38A(1) below,
would (but for his release) have served one-half of his sentence, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to release him on licence.
In the case of a prisoner who—
has been released on licence under this Part and recalled to prison under section 39(1) or (2) below; and
has been subsequently released on licence under section 33(3) or (3A) above and recalled to prison under section 39(1) or (2) below,
section 33(3) above shall have effect as if for the words “three-quarters” there were substituted the words “the whole” and the words “on licence” were omitted.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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S. 33A inserted (30.9.1998) by 1998 c. 37, s. 119, Sch. 8 para.81; S.I. 1998/2327, art.2(1)(y)(2)(y).
Modifications
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S. 33A modified (30.9.1998) by 1998 c. 37, s. 120(1), Sch. 9 para. 12(4)(9); S.I. 1998/2327, art.2(1)(z).
S. 33A modified by S.I. 1998/2327, art. 5(3)(c).
Notes on Part II
Textual amendments
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Pt. 2 (ss. 32-51) repealed (4.4.2005) by The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 303(a), 332, 336, Sch. 37 Pt. 7; S.I. 2005/950, art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 44(k) (subject to art. 2(1), Sch. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2005/2122, art. 2)) and subject to amendments:
(15.1.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 42, 53, Sch. 13 para. 33; S.I. 2006/3364, art. 2(d)(e);
(1.4.2008) by The Offender Management Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/912), art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 9(2)(3);
(7.4.2008) by The Early Removal of Short-Term and Long-Term Prisoners (Amendment of Requisite Period) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/977), art. 2;
(9.6.2008 for certain purposes and 31.10.2009 otherwise) by Criminal Justice and immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), ss. 26(2)-(6), 153; S.I. 2008/1466, art. 2(a) (subject to art. 3); S.I. 2009/2606, art. 3(b);
(9.6.2008) by 1984 c. 49, Sch. para. 2(2A) (as inserted by Criminal Justice and immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), ss. 148, 153, Sch. 26 paras. 19(4)(b); S.I. 2008/1466, art. 2 (subject to art. 4));
(9.6.2008) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), ss. 148, 153, Sch. 26 para. 29(2)(5); S.I. 2008/1466, art. 2(c)
(14.7.2008) by Criminal Justice and immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), ss. 28(2)(3)(a)(b)(4)(5), 32(1), 149, 153, Sch. 28 Pt. 2 (with Sch. 27 para. 10); S.I. 2008/1586, art. 2(1), Sch. 1;
(3.11.2008) by Criminal Justice and immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), ss. 33(5)(6), 148, 149, 153, Sch. 26 para. 29(3)(4), Sch. 28 Pt. 2; S.I. 2008/2712, art. 2, Sch. (subject to arts. 3, 4);
(2.8.2010) by Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25), ss. 145(2)(3), 178, 182, Sch. 23 Pt. 5 (with s. 180, Sch. 22 para. 43); S.I. 2010/1858, art. 2(e)(i);
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Pt. 2: transitional provisions for the repeal by 2003 c. 44, s. 303(a) and specified transitional and savings provisions in S.I. 2005/950, Sch. 2 revoked (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 121(3), 151(1), Sch. 14 para. 17; S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(d)(l)