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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Life Sentences (Northern Ireland) Order 2001 No. 2564
7.—(1) The Secretary of State may at any time release a life prisoner on licence if he is satisfied that exceptional circumstances exist which justify the prisoner’s release on compassionate grounds.
(2) Before releasing a life prisoner under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall consult the Commissioners, unless the circumstances are such as to render such consultation impracticable.
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