Transfer of Sentenced Persons (Amendment) Act, 1997

Insertion of section 10B in Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, 1995 .

3.—The Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, 1995 , is hereby amended by the insertion after section 10 of the following section—

“10B.—Pending a decision on an application under section 4(1) of this Act or on a consent to an application under subsection (1) or (2) of section 6 of this Act, the Minister shall keep the applicant (and the sentenced person concerned, if he or she is not the applicant) informed at regular intervals on the progress of the application.”.