{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/custodial-sentences-and-weapons-scotland-act-2007/section-42",
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  "legislation": "asp/2007/17",
  "legislation_title": "Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/custodial-sentences-and-weapons-scotland-act-2007",
  "path": "section/42",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "42",
  "heading": "Consideration by Parole Board",
  "text": "(1) This section applies where a prisoner's case is referred to the Parole Board by virtue of section 41(2)(b), 43(9) or 44(5).\n(2) The Parole Board must determine whether subsection (3) applies in respect of the prisoner.\n(3) This subsection applies if it is in the public interest that the prisoner be confined.\n(4) If the Parole Board determines that subsection (3) does not apply it must—\n(a) direct the Scottish Ministers to release the prisoner on licence, and\n(b) specify conditions to be included in the licence.\n(5) Where a direction is given under subsection (4)(a) the Scottish Ministers must release the prisoner on community licence or, as the case may be, life licence.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "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"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "asp/2010/13",
      "affecting_title": "Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "asp/2010/13",
      "affecting_title": "Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/17/section/42",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:15:50.645478+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}