# The Prisoners (Early Release) (Miscellaneous Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2026, Regulation 5: Transitional provision: short-term prisoners on licence


(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where—
(a) at the end of the day immediately prior to these Regulations coming into force, a person is on licence under section 3 (power to release prisoners on compassionate grounds) or 3AA (further powers to release prisoners) of the 1993 Act in respect of a short-term sentence, and
(b) the duration of the person’s licence is provided for in section 11(3)(a)(ii) or (3B) of the 1993 Act.
(2) Where the person’s licence is changed by these Regulations, the licence remains in force (unless it is revoked) until the later of—
(a) the date on which these Regulations come into force, or
(b) the date mentioned in section 11(3)(a)(ii) or (as the case may be) (3B) of the 1993 Act (ignoring for these purposes the effect of regulation 4).
(3) For the purposes of this regulation, “short-term sentence” means the sentence of imprisonment to which a short-term prisoner (within the meaning of section 27(1) of the 1993 Act) is subject.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2026/9780111065778/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-prisoners-early-release-miscellaneous-amendment-and-transitional-provisions-scotland-regulations-2026/regulation-5
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