# Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014, Section 13: Drug testing and appointments: transfer within the British Islands


(1) Schedule 1 to the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (transfer of prisoners within the British Islands) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 8 (restricted transfers from England and Wales to Scotland)—
(a) in sub-paragraphs (2)(aa) and (4)(aa), for “and 64” substitute “ , 64 and 64A ”, and
(b) at the end insert—
“(7) Sections 64 and 64A of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (release on licence etc: drug appointments), as applied by sub-paragraph (2) or (4) above, have effect as if any reference to an officer of a provider of probation services were a reference to a relevant officer as defined by section 27(1) of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993.”
(3) In paragraph 9 (restricted transfers from England and Wales to Northern Ireland)—
(a) in sub-paragraphs (2)(aa) and (4)(aa), for “and 64” substitute “ , 64 and 64A ”, and
(b) after sub-paragraph (5) insert—
“(5A) Sections 64 and 64A of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (release on licence etc: drug appointments), as applied by sub-paragraph (2) or (4) above, have effect as if any reference to an officer of a provider of probation services were a reference to a probation officer.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/11/section/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/offender-rehabilitation-act-2014/section-13
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