209 Supervised release orders
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (1995 c 46) | Legislation

209  Supervised release orders

(1)ÌýÌýÌýÌý Where a person is convicted [on indictment] of an offence[, other than a sexual offence within the meaning of section 210A of this Act,] and is sentenced to imprisonment for a term of . . . less than four years, the court on passing sentence may, if it considers that it is necessary to do so to protect the public from serious harm from the offender on his release, make such order as is mentioned in subsection (3) below.

[(1)ÌýÌýÌýÌý Where a person is convicted of an offence and is sentenced to imprisonment for a determinate term, the court on passing sentence—

(a)ÌýÌýÌýÌý subject to subsection (1A) below, where the conviction is in proceedings on indictment for an offence which is a qualifying offence within the meaning of section 205A of this Act, shall; and

(b)ÌýÌýÌýÌý in any other case, if it considers that it is necessary to do so to protect the public from serious harm from the offender, may,

make such an order as is mentioned in subsection (3) below.

(1A)ÌýÌýÌýÌý Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of subsection (1) above, if the court is of the opinion that there are exceptional

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