Regulation 2 Amendment to the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993

(1)

The 1993 Act is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 1(1)(b) (release of short-term prisoners)^f1, for “two-fifths” substitute “three-tenths”.

(3)

In section 5(2)(a) (fine defaulters and persons in contempt of court)^f2, for “two-fifths” substitute “three-tenths”.

(4)

In section 7(1ZA)(b) (children detained in solemn proceedings)^f3, for “two-fifths” substitute “three-tenths”.

Annotations

f1: Section 1 was relevantly amended by section 1(2) of the Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 1) (“the 2025 Act”). Section 1(1) was substituted by section 1(1) and (1ZA) by section 1(2)(a) of the 2025 Act.
f2: Section 5(2)(a) was amended by section 1(3) of the Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 1).
f3: Section 7(1ZA) inserted by section 2(2)(b) of the Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 1).