83.Section 8 addresses an issue whereby, in very exceptional circumstances, it would be possible prior to commencement of this section for an offender who is considered dangerous by a court and sentenced to an extended determinate sentence to serve less than 12 months under supervision in the community.
84.Subsection (2) of section 8 amends section 226A of the 2003 Act to insert a new provision requiring the extension period of the extended determinate sentence to be at least 1 year. Subsection (3) of section 8 makes the same change to section 226B of the 2003 Act in regard to persons under 18 years of age sentenced to an extended determinate sentence.
Commentary Other provisions about release and supervision of offenders Section 8: Extended sentences: length of extension period