Paragraph 7
For the purposes of section 1 of the Representation of the People Act 1981 (disqualification of certain offenders for membership of the House of Commons), the prisoner shall, while detained in accordance with the relevant provisions, be deemed to be detained in pursuance of the order in pursuance of which, at the time of his transfer into the United Kingdom, he was required to be detained in the country or territory from which he was transferred.
Notes on Part 1
Textual amendments
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Sch. Pt. 1: Sch. renumbered as Sch. Pt. 1 (14.7.2008) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), s. 153(7), Sch. 26 para. 19(2); S.I. 2008/1586, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 48(g)
Notes on The Representation of the People Act 1981
Marginal citations
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