39Cross-border arrangements
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(1)At the end of section 17 of the 1983 Act (leave of absence) insert—
“(6)Subsection (7) below applies to a person who is granted leave by or by virtue of a provision—
(a)in force in Scotland, Northern Ireland, any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man; and
(b)corresponding to subsection (1) above.
(7)For the purpose of giving effect to a direction or condition imposed by virtue of a provision corresponding to subsection (3) above, the person may be conveyed to a place in, or kept in custody or detained at a place of safety in, England and Wales by a person authorised in that behalf by the direction or condition.”
(2)Schedule 5 (which contains amendments to Part 6 of the 1983 Act and related amendments) has effect.