The Parole Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 1992

• Citation: S.I. 1992/1829
• Sections: 3

Section 1

(1) This Order may be cited as the Parole Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 1992 and shall come into force on 1st October 1992.

(2) Any reference in this Order to a section is a reference to a section of the Criminal Justice Act 1991.

(3) In this Order, “long-term prisoner” has the meaning assigned to it by section 33(5), as extended by section 43(1).

Section 2

For the purposes of section 50(1), the class of case specified in this Order is that of a long-term prisoner serving a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than seven years which was imposed upon him on or after 1st October 1992.

Section 3

In relation to the class of case specified in article 2 above, sections 35 (power to release long-term and life prisoners), 37 (duration and conditions of licences) and 39 (recall of long-term and life prisoners while on licence) shall have effect subject to the modifications specified in subsections (2), (3) and (4), respectively, of section 50.