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Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998

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Eligibility for release

1(1)This paragraph applies where a prisoner who makes an application to Commissioners under section 3(1) is serving a sentence of imprisonment in Northern Ireland and the sentence was passed in England and Wales or Scotland.

(2)Where the applicant is serving a sentence of imprisonment for a fixed term, the Commissioners shall grant the application if (and only if)—

(a)the sentence is for a term of at least five years,

(b)the sentence was passed for an offence equivalent to a qualifying offence, and

(c)the second and third conditions in section 3 are satisfied.

(3)Where the applicant is serving a sentence of imprisonment for life, the Commissioners shall grant the application if (and only if)—

(a)the sentence was passed for an offence equivalent to a qualifying offence, and

(b)the second, third and fourth conditions in section 3 are satisfied.

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