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Regulation 1 Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

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(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Early Release of Prisoners (Scotland) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 10 November 2025.

(2)

These Regulations apply to all prisons in Scotland.

(3)

In these Regulations, any reference to a person being released under section 1(1) of the 1993 Actf1 includes a person who is being released under that section as applied by section 6(1)(a)(iii) of that Actf2.

(4)

In these Regulations—

  • “the 1993 Act” means the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993,

  • “the latest release date” means 30 April 2026.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Section 1(1) was amended by section 1(2)(a) of the Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 1).

f2

Section 6(1)(a) was substituted by paragraph 52(12) of schedule 13 of the Counter Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 (c. 11).