# Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Act 2007, Section 57: Cross-border transfer of prisoners

Status: prospective

(1) The Scottish Ministers may by order make provision for or in connection with—
(a) the transfer of a person serving a sentence of imprisonment in Scotland from Scotland to a place outwith Scotland,
(b) the transfer to, and confinement in, Scotland of a person serving a sentence of imprisonment imposed outwith Scotland.
(2) An order under subsection (1) may—
(a) include provision modifying the application of Part 2 in relation to persons specified in the order,
(b) modify any other enactment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/17/section/57 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/custodial-sentences-and-weapons-scotland-act-2007/section-57
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