Prisons Act 1933 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5B · Remission of Sentences
50L. Duration of section 50I or 50J remission order
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Unless extended under section 50M or 50N, a remission order in respect of a prisoner made under section 50I or 50J —
remission order
“remission order” means a remission order made under any provision in Part 5B;
has effect for a period equal to the remainder of the prisoner’s sentence as determined under section 50K; and
prisoner
“prisoner” means any person, whether convicted or not, under detention in any prison or reformative training centre or subject to an external placement order or a home detention order, but does not include a person released and at large under a remission order;
expires at the end of the period mentioned in paragraph (a).