Part 7: Sentencing and release Chapter 1: Custodial sentences Section 142: Extension of driving disqualification where custodial sentence imposed: Scotland
Section 142 makes amendments to section 35C of the RTOA 1988 and to section 248D of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 ("the 1995 Act") to ensure that release provisions in Scotland are accurately reflected in the appropriate extension period required when a driver disqualification is imposed with a custodial sentence. The measures provide for the appropriate extension period to reflect the earliest potential release point of the relevant sentence.
	Subsections (2)(a) and (d) amend section 35C(4) of the RTOA 1988. Subsection (2)(a) inserts new paragraphs (aa), (ab) and (ac), which provide for the appropriate extension period lengths for those who receive a serious terrorism sentence or an extended sentence. Subsection (2)(d) inserts new paragraphs (ca) and (cb) which provide the appropriate extension period lengths for those serving a terrorism sentence and all other terrorist offenders.
	Subsections (2)(b) and (c) remove references in section 35C to the Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Act 2007 ("the 2007 Act"), which is yet to be commenced.
	Subsections (3) and (4) make provision in subsections (7) and (8) of section 35C to provide that, if the proportion of sentence to be served under the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) is changed by the Scottish Ministers by amending order, the Secretary of State for Justice may by further order provide that the appropriate extension period may be read as that new proportion.
	Subsection (5) inserts new definitions and replaces definitions from the uncommenced 2007 Act with existing definitions from the 1993 and 1995 Acts.
	Subsections (6) to (10) make the same amendments to section 248D of the 1995 Act.
	Subsection (11) repeals the power to make interim arrangements pending commencement of the 2007 Act which is rendered unnecessary by the changes.