# Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Act 2025, Paragraph 5: Release of short-term prisoners on licence

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Until section 9(4)(a) of the Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 (release on licence of long-term prisoners) is in force, section 3AA(3) of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 is to be read as if, for the words “the prisoner is entitled to be released under this Part”, there were substituted
“—
(a) in the case of a short-term prisoner, the prisoner is entitled to be released under this Part,
(b) in the case of a long-term prisoner, the prisoner will have served one-half of the prisoner’s sentence.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/1/schedule/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prisoners-early-release-scotland-act-2025/schedule/paragraph-5
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