Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 1602
PRISONS
The Release of Short-Term Prisoners on Licence (Amendment of Requisite Period) Order 2003
Made
19th June 2003
Coming into force
14th July 2003
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 2003 and shall come into force on 14th July 2003.
Revocation
2.The Release of Short-Term Prisoners on Licence (Amendment of Requisite Period) Order 2002( 2 ) is hereby revoked.
Requisite period
3. —(1) In section 34A(4)(b) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991( 3 ), for “twelve months” there is substituted “eighteen months”.
(2) In section 34A(4)(c) of that Act( 4 ), for “twelve months” there is substituted “eighteen months”, and for “90 days” there is substituted “135 days”.
Paul Goggins
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Home Office
19th June 2003
1991 c. 53 . Section 34A was inserted by section 99 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37) .
S.I. 2002/2933 .
Section 34A(4)(b) was amended by article 2(1) of S.I. 2002/2933 .
Section 34A(4)(c) was amended by article 2(2) of S.I. 2002/2933 .