{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-prisoners-early-release-miscellaneous-amendment-and-transitional-provisions-scotland-regulations-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2026/9780111065778",
  "legislation_title": "The Prisoners (Early Release) (Miscellaneous Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-prisoners-early-release-miscellaneous-amendment-and-transitional-provisions-scotland-regulations-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 27A(2)(d) of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nPRISONS\nCHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS\nMade 2026\nComing into force 12th May 2026\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 27A(1) and (2) of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 27A(5) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers have consulted with the persons listed there and such other persons as they consider appropriate.\nIn accordance with section 27A(6) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers have made a statement to the Scottish Parliament in relation to these Regulations.\nIn accordance with section 27A(2)(d) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1993 c. 9 (“the 1993 Act”). Section 27A was inserted by section 3 of the Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 1). The 1993 Act was relevantly amended by section 4 of the 2025 Act inserting new section 27B and the schedule made relevant amendments to section 7 of the 1993 Act."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2026/9780111065778/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:27:50.203712+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."
}