The Release of Short-Term Prisoners on Licence (Amendment of Requisite Period) Order 2002

• Citation: S.I. 2002/2933
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

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.

Section 2 Requisite period

(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”.