[246A Release on licence of prisoners serving extended sentence under [section 254, 266 or 279 of the Sentencing Code etc]]
Criminal Justice Act 2003 (2003 c 44) | Legislation

[246A  Release on licence of prisoners serving extended sentence under [section 254, 266 or 279 of the Sentencing Code etc]]

[(1)     This section applies to a prisoner (“P”) who is serving an extended sentence imposed under section 226A or 226B [or under section 254, 266 or 279 of the Sentencing Code][, other than a prisoner to whom section 247A applies].

(2)     It is the duty of the Secretary of State to release P on licence under this section as soon as P has served the requisite custodial period for the purposes of this section [if—

(a)     the sentence was imposed before the coming into force of section 4 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015,

(b)     the

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