Release: further provisions
16 Power to suspend and revive.
(1)
The Secretary of State may make orders suspending, or later reviving, the operation of section 3.
(2)
A suspension order under subsection (1) shall, subject to any later revival order, prevent—
(a)
the granting of a declaration on an application already made under section 3, and
(b)
the release of a person under section 4 or 6 pursuant to a declaration already granted.
(3)
The Secretary of State may make orders suspending, or later reviving, the operation of section 10.
(4)
A suspension order under subsection (1) or (3) shall have no effect in relation to a sentence in respect of which a licence under this Act is current or suspended when the order comes into force; but the order shall have effect in relation to the sentence if the licence is revoked after the order comes into force.