Section 26ZA Terrorism and national security-related sentencesF1F17

This section applies to a person (“the prisoner”) who—

A terrorism F3or national security-related sentence is—

Subject to the provisions of this section, this Part, except sections 1AB, 1A and 1B, applies in relation to a terrorism F5or national security-related sentence as if any reference to a sentence or term of imprisonment were a reference to the appropriate custodial term of a terrorism or national security-related sentence.

Where F6the prisoner is released on licence under this Part the licence remains in force until the end of the extension period (but subject to section 17).

Where, apart from this subsection, F7the prisoner would be released unconditionally at the end of the appropriate custodial term—

The extension period is to be taken to begin—

Where F8the prisoner is subject to two or more terrorism F9or national security-related sentences, the extension period which is taken to begin in accordance with subsection (6) is the aggregate of the extension period of each of those sentences.

Subsection (7) is subject to—

For the purposes of sections 12(3) and 17(1), the question of whether F11the prisoner is a long-term or short-term prisoner is to be determined by reference to the terrorism F12or national security-related sentence.

In the application of this Part to a terrorism F13or national security-related sentence—

For the purposes of this section—

• “appropriate custodial term”, in relation to a terrorism F14or national security-related sentence imposed on a F15... prisoner, means—

  1. (a)

     the term determined as such by the court that imposes the sentence on the prisoner under section 205ZA or, as the case may be, section 205ZC of the 1995 Act, or

  2. (b)

     the term determined as the custodial term by the court that imposes the extended sentence on the prisoner under section 210A of that Act;

• “extension period” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to a sentence of imprisonment imposed on a F16... prisoner under section 205ZA of the 1995 Act, the period specified as such under that section by the court that imposes the sentence on the prisoner;

  2. (b)

     in relation to a sentence of imprisonment imposed on a ... prisoner under section 205ZC of that Act, the period of 1 year specified as such under that section by the court that imposes the sentence on the prisoner;

  3. (c)

     in relation to an extended sentence imposed on a ... prisoner under section 210A of that Act in respect of a terrorism offence, the period specified as such under that section by the court that imposes the sentence on the prisoner.