# The Release of Prisoners (Alteration of Relevant Proportion of Sentence) Order 2019, Article 3: Reference in section 244 of the 2003 Act


In section 244 of the 2003 Act (duty to release prisoners), the reference to one-half in subsection (3)(a) is to be read, in relation to a prisoner sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 7 years or more for a relevant violent or sexual offence, as a reference to two-thirds.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111190524/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-release-of-prisoners-alteration-of-relevant-proportion-of-sentence-order-2019/article-3
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