Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 2933
PRISONS
The Release of Short-Term Prisoners on Licence (Amendment of Requisite Period) Order 2002
Made
26th November 2002
Coming into force
16th December 2002
Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 34A(5)(b) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991( 1 ), hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Release of Short-Term Prisoners on Licence (Amendment of Requisite Period) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 16th December 2002.
Requisite period
2. —(1) In section 34A(4)(b) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 , for “eight months” there is substituted “twelve months”.
(2) In section 34A(4)(c) of that Act , for “eight months” there is substituted “twelve months”, and for “60 days” there is substituted “90 days”.
Hilary Benn
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Home Office
26th November 2002
1991 c. 53 . Section 34A was inserted by section 99 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37) .