Introduction
The Act
Part 1
Prisoners and Parole
Release of life prisoners
Amendment of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
Amendment of provisions relating to transferred life prisoners
Part 2
Constitution of Parole Board for Scotland
Appointment and removal of Parole Board members
Appointment of Parole Board members
Removal of Parole Board members from office
Part 3
Legal Aid
Extension of advice and assistance and civil legal aid under the 1986 Act
Fixed payments for criminal legal assistance: exceptional cases
Criminal legal assistance: retrospective revision of fixed payment regulations
Employment of solicitors by the Board: further provisions
Part 4 – Homosexual Offences
Repeal of section 13(2)(a) of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) Act 1995
Part 5
Procurator Fiscal of the Lyon Court
Appointment of procurator fiscal of the Lyon Court
Part 6
Power to Make Remedial Orders
Remedial orders
Procedure for remedial orders: general
Procedure for remedial orders: urgent cases
Schedule
Transitional Provisions
Existing life prisoners
Existing designated life prisoners
Existing life prisoners recommended for release
Part 4
Transferred life prisoners
Life prisoners transferred under the Mental Health Acts
Existing members of the Parole Board
Parliamentary History
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