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PRISONERS (RELEASE UNDER SUPERVISION) BILL 1987

C523

20. The Governor in Council may make regulations for the better Regulations. carrying out of the provisions of this Ordinance and, in particular, may provide for--

(a) the procedure of the Board;

(b) matters to be considered by the Board in the exercise of its

functions under this Ordinance;

(c) without prejudice to the generality of section 7(3), conditions

which may be specified in a supervision order; and

(d) forms.

21. Section 109AA of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance is Ancillary amended-

(a) by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following--

(of 1987.)

amendment of section 109AA of Criminal Procedure

(Cap. 221.)

"(1) In the case of a person who, before attaining the age Ordinance. of 25 years, is released from imprisonment or completes after such release a period of supervision ordered under section 7(2) of the Prisoners (Release under Supervision) Ordinance 1987, the Commissioner of Correctional Services shall, sub- ject to subsections (1A) and (2) of this section, make a supervision order under this section if the sentence of impri- sonment which that person has served, or in respect of which the order under section 7(2) of that Ordinance was made, was for a term-

(a) of 3 months or more;

(b) other than in default of payment of a sum of money;

and

(c) which that person began to serve-

(i) before he attained the age of 21 years; and (ii) after 1 May 1980."; and

(b) by inserting after subsection (1) the following-

(of 1987.)

"(1A) No supervision order shall be made under subsec- tion (1) on the release of a person from imprisonment where he is so released subject to supervision under section 7(1) of the Prisoners (Release under Supervision) Ordinance 1987.".

22. This Ordinance shall apply to persons sentenced before it comes Transitional. into operation as it applies to persons sentenced thereafter.

Explanatory Memorandum

The object of this Bill is to provide for the release of prisoners under supervision, including a scheme for the supervision of prisoners in hostel accommodation.

2.

The Bill provides for the establishment of a Release under Supervi- sion Board, which will make recommendations to the Governor on matters which require decision under the legislation (clauses 3, 4 and 5).