Status of person immediately before release Provision of this Act by virtue of which the person is deemed to have been released A short-term prisoner section 1(1) A long-term prisoner section 1(3) A person serving a term of imprisonment or section 1(1), construed as required detention imposed on a basis mentioned in section by section 5(2) 5(1)(a) or (b) (fine defaulters and persons in contempt of court) and who is, for any purpose, to be treated as a short-term prisoner by virtue of that section A person serving a term of imprisonment or section 1(3), construed as required detention imposed on a basis mentioned in section by section 5(2) 5(1)(a) or (b) and who is, for any purpose, to be treated as a long-term prisoner by virtue of that section (a) A person detained— section 7(2) (i) under section 208 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (detention of children convicted on 10 indictment), or (ii) in pursuance of an order under section 7(3) (children detained in solemn proceedings) (2) In this section, “short-term prisoner” and “long-term prisoner” include a person treated, for any purpose, as a short-term prisoner or (as the case may...