Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023

Amendment of section 8 of Act of 2005

66. Section 8 of the Act of 2005 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1), by the insertion of “the continued enforcement of the sentence (in its legal nature and duration) and” after “High Court for”,

(b) in subsection (2), by the insertion of “for the purpose of the enforcement of the sentence” after “concerned”, and

(c) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2):

“(2A) Where the High Court issues a warrant under subsection (2), the court shall take all such measures as are necessary to enforce the sentence and, in particular, may make an order under section 10B(3) or (5) or both adapting the sentence.”.