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Ord. No. 59/87

PRISONERS (RELEASE UNDER SUPERVISION)

PRISONERS (RELEASE UNDER SUPERVISION)

Section

ORDINANCE 1987

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Page

PART I

PRELIMINARY

1.

Short title and commencement

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2.

Interpretation

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3.

Establishment of the Release under Supervision Board

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4.

Functions of the Board

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5.

Limitation on the powers of the Board

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PART II

RELEASE UNDER SUPERVISION

6.

Application for release under a supervision order

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7.

Release under supervision ...

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8.

Release by the Commissioner and service of supervision order

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9.

Duration of supervision order

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10.

Requirements of release under supervision

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11.

Absence from the hostel

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12.

Review

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13.

Offence of failing to comply with a supervision order

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PART III

REVOCATION OF SUPERVISION ORDER

14.

Revocation of supervision order

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15.

Action to be taken by Commissioner on reimprisonment

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16.

Review following reimprisonment

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17.

Computation of period of imprisonment

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PART IV

MISCELLANEOUS

PRISONERS (RELEASE UNDER SUPERVISION)

Ord. No. 59/87

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HONG KONG

L.S.

No. 59 of 1987

I assent.

David WILSON, Governor.

15 October 1987

An Ordinance to provide for the release of prisoners under supervision on the recommendation of an advisory board; and for connected purposes.

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Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.

PART I

PRELIMINARY

1. (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Prisoners (Release under Short title and Supervision) Ordinance 1987.

(2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette.

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—

"Board" means the Release under Supervision Board established under

section 3;

"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Correctional Services;

"hostel" means a building or portion of a building set aside as a hostel

under section 24B of the Prisons Ordinance;

commencement.

Interpretation.

18.

Decisions final

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19.

Governor's powers

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(Cap. 234.)

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Regulations

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21.

Ancillary amendment of section 109AA of Criminal Procedure

Ordinance

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"prisoner" includes a person who has been released from imprisonment

under this Ordinance;

22.

Transitional

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"supervision order" means a supervision order made by order of the

Governor under section 7(1) or (2).