# Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Act 2007, Section 19: Release after three-quarters of sentence served

Status: prospective

(1) As soon as a custody and community prisoner has served three-quarters of the prisoner's custody and community sentence, the Scottish Ministers must release the prisoner on community licence.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a prisoner whose licence has been revoked by virtue of section 37(1) or (4).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/17/section/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/custodial-sentences-and-weapons-scotland-act-2007/section-19
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