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1987 Ed.]

Prisoners (Release under Supervision)

[CAP. 325

19. (1) The Governor shall not be bound by any recom- mendation of the Board.

(2) The Governor may delegate the exercise of any of his powers under this Ordinance to the Secretary for Security.

20. The Governor in Council may make regulations for the better 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), condi-

tions which may be specified in a supervision order; and (d) forms.

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

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

(Cap. 325.)

"(1) In the case of a person who, before attaining the age 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, the Commissioner of Correctional Services shall, subject to subsections (1A) and (2) of this section, make a supervision order under this section if the sentence of imprisonment 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--

(Cap. 325.)

"(1A) No supervision order shall be made under subsection (1) on the release of a person from im- prisonment where he is so released subject to super- vision under section 7(1) of the Prisoners (Release under Supervision) Ordinance.".

Governor's

powers.

Regulations.

Ancillary amendment of section 109AA of Criminal Procedure Ordinance.

(Cap. 221.)

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

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