SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5Release of prisoners on licence

Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008

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In Article 28 (recall of prisoners while on licence)—

a

in paragraph (2) for “The Secretary of State” substitute “The Department of Justice or the Secretary of State”;

b

in paragraphs (2)(b) and (4) before “Secretary of State” insert “Department of Justice or (as the case may be) the”;

c

in paragraph (5) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;

d

after paragraph (7) insert—

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The Secretary of State may revoke P’s licence and recall P to prison under paragraph (2) only if his decision to revoke P’s licence and recall P to prison is arrived at (wholly or partly) on the basis of protected information.