Section 38 Compassionate release: additional ground for revocation of licenceC1
Not yet in force
(1)
This section applies if—
(a)
a prisoner is released on licence by virtue of section 27(1), and
(b)
the Scottish Ministers are satisfied that there are no longer compassionate grounds justifying the prisoner's release on licence by virtue of that section.
(2)
The Scottish Ministers must revoke the licence.
(3)
If the prisoner is not detained as mentioned in section 36(1)(b), the Scottish Ministers must recall the prisoner to prison.
Annotations
Modifications
- C1
Pt. 2 power to modify conferred (24.9.2012) by Criminal Cases (Punishment and Review) (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 7), ss. 2(2), 5(2); S.S.I. 2012/249, art. 2