273 Life prisoners transferred to England and Wales
Criminal Justice Act 2003 (2003 c 44) | Legislation

273  Life prisoners transferred to England and Wales

(1)     The Secretary of State must refer the case of any transferred life prisoner to the High Court for the making of one or more relevant orders.

(2)     In subsection (1) “transferred life prisoner” means a person—

(a)     on whom a court in a country or territory outside the British Islands has imposed one or more sentences of imprisonment or detention for an indeterminate

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