{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/law-reform-miscellaneous-provisions-scotland-act-1985/section-46",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/law-reform-miscellaneous-provisions-scotland-act-1985/section-46.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1985/73",
  "legislation_title": "Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/law-reform-miscellaneous-provisions-scotland-act-1985",
  "path": "section/46",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "46",
  "heading": "Post-release supervision of service offenders.",
  "text": "(1) In section 71AA of the Army Act 1955 and the Air Force Act 1955 respectively and section 43AA of the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (custodial orders), after subsection (6A) in each case there shall be substituted the following subsection—\n“(6B) Section 12 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1963 (supervision of young offenders following release) shall apply to persons released from a term of detention under a custodial order as it applies to those releases from a term of detention imposed under section 207 or section 415 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975.”.\n(2) In paragraph 10 of Schedule 5A to the Army Act 1955 and to the Air Force Act 1955 respectively and Schedule 4A to the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (custodial orders), after sub-paragraph (6A) in each case there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—\n“(6B) Section 12 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1963 (supervision of young offenders following release) shall apply to persons released from a term of detention under a custodial order as ot applies to those released from a term of detention imposed under section 207 or section 415 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975.”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1955 c. 18."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1955 c. 19."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1957 c. 53."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "1955 c. 18."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M5",
      "text": "1955 c. 19."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M6",
      "text": "1957 c. 53."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/73/section/46",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:59:40.745801+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."
}