Part 1: Sentencing of terrorist offenders Section 6: Serious terrorism sentence: Scotland
Section 6 creates a new type of sentence of imprisonment for serious terrorist offenders, who risked multiple deaths with their offending and are aged 18 or over, in the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 ("1995 Act") by inserting new section 205ZA to section 205 of that Act.
	In new section 205ZA(1) outlines the criteria for the court to impose the sentence; where the offence was committed on or after the date the provision comes into force; the offender is aged 18 or over when the offence was committed; the court is of the opinion that there is a significant risk to the public of serious harm occasioned by the commission by the offender of further serious terrorism offences or other terrorism offences specified in 210A of this Act; the court does not impose a life sentence or an Order for Lifelong Restriction and the risk of multiple deaths condition is met.
	In new section 205ZA(2) requires that, where the offender is aged 21 or over, the court must then impose a serious terrorism sentence of imprisonment unless there are exceptional circumstances which justify not doing so where the aforementioned circumstances are met.
	New section 205ZA(3) and (4) defines the risk of multiple deaths condition, requiring that the offending was very likely to result in or contribute to the deaths of at least two people as the result of an act of terrorism, as defined in section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2000, irrespective of whether or not any deaths actually occurred and that the offender was aware, or ought to have been aware of that likelihood.
	New section 205ZA(5) requires that the serious terrorism sentence of imprisonment must comprise the appropriate custodial term (defined in subsection (8) to be a minimum of 14 years) and an extension period to be served on licence.
	New section 205ZA(6) requires that, where the offender is aged under 21 the court must impose a serious terrorism sentence of detention unless there are exceptional circumstances which justify not doing so where the aforementioned circumstances are met.
	New section 205ZA(7) requires that the serious terrorism sentence of detention must comprise the appropriate custodial term (defined in new subsection (8) to be a minimum of 14 years) and an extension period to be served on licence.
	New section 205ZA(8) provides that the appropriate custodial term will be a minimum of 14 years. Subsections (9) and (10) provide this will be followed by an extended licence period of between 7 and 25 years, determined by the court according to the need to protect the public from the risk of harm posed by the offender if they were to commit further serious terrorism offences and certain other terrorist related offences.
	New section 205ZA(11) requires the court to consider a report by a relevant officer of a local authority about the offender and their circumstances, and where the court deems necessary, hear that officer. New subsection (12) defines "local authority" and "relevant officer" with the meanings given by section 27 of the 1993 Act and defines "serious terrorism offence" as an offence specified in Part 1 of Schedule 5ZA or in Part 2 of that Schedule and has been aggravated by reason of having a terrorist connection under section 31 of the 2008 Act.
	Section 6(2) inserts Schedule 5ZA to the 1995 Act (Schedule 4 to this Act), which defines the serious terrorism offences which attract the serious terrorism sentence.