SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Release and supervision: minor and consequential provision

Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)

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1

Section 268 (interpretation of Chapter 6) is amended as follows.

2

The existing text is re-numbered as subsection (1).

3

In subsection (1), in the definition of “fixed-term prisoner”, for “ “fixed-term prisoner” has” substitute “ “fixed-term prisoner” and “fixed-term sentence” have”.

4

In subsection (1), at the appropriate places insert—

“offender subject to supervision under this Chapter” means a person who is subject to supervision requirements under section 256AA or 256B;

“supervision default order” means an order described in section 256AC(4)(c), whether made under that provision or under paragraph 9 of Schedule 19A;

“the supervision period”, in relation to an offender subject to supervision under this Chapter, has the meaning given in section 256AA or 256B (as appropriate);

“ “the supervisor”—

a

in relation to an offender subject to supervision requirements under section 256AA, has the meaning given in that section, and

b

in relation to an offender subject to supervision requirements under section 256B, means the person who provides supervision under that section;

5

At the end insert—

2

For the purposes of sections 243A(1A), 256AA(1), 256B(1A) and 264B(1), where an offence is found to have been committed over a period of 2 or more days, or at some time during a period of 2 or more days, it must be taken to have been committed on the last of those days.