Parole Act 2019
Application of Act | ||
6. (1) This Act is without prejudice to— | ||
(a) the power of the Minister to give a direction that a person be released from prison for a temporary period under section 2 of the Act of 1960, | ||
(b) the power to commute or remit a punishment under section 23 of the Criminal Justice Act 1951 , or | ||
(c) rules or practice whereby prisoners generally may earn remission of sentences by industry or good conduct, | ||
or anything done under those sections or rules, or in accordance with that practice, as the case may be, whether prior to or after the commencement of this section. | ||
(2) This Act shall not apply to qualifying prisoners within the meaning of the Criminal Justice (Release of Prisoners) Act 1998 . |