PART 2RELEASE FROM CUSTODY
I18Prisoners not to be released on certain days of the week
1
The Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 (“the 1993 Act”) is amended as follows.
2
In section 27 (interpretation of Part 1)—
a
in subsection (7), for the words from “a Saturday”, in the first place where they occur, to the end substitute
—
a
an excepted day, or
b
subject to subsection (7A), a Thursday,
the release of the prisoner is to be brought forward to the last preceding day which is a suitable release day.
b
after subsection (7) insert—
7A
Subsection (7)(b) does not apply where the prisoner fell to be released on or by an excepted day and the release was brought forward to a Thursday by virtue of subsection (7)(a).
7B
For the purposes of subsections (7) and (7A)—
a
an “excepted day” is a day which is—
i
a Friday,
ii
a Saturday,
iii
a Sunday,
iv
a public holiday,
v
the day before a public holiday,
b
a “suitable release day” is a day which is not—
i
in a case where subsection (7)(a) applies, an excepted day,
ii
in a case where subsection (7)(b) applies, an excepted day or a Thursday.