Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998
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5 Fixed term prisoners: special cases.
(1) If the length of a sentence is treated as reduced by a period of custody in accordance with section 26 of the Treatment of Offenders Act Northern Ireland) 1968 (duration of sentence) for the purposes of section 4(1) above the period of custody must be treated as having been served as part of the sentence. (2) If a sentence of at least five years is supplemented by a period of imprisonment in accordance with section 80(2) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (conviction of scheduled offence during period of remission) for the purposes of section 4(1) above the supplementary period must be treated as part of the sentence. (3) If— (a) a sentence of less than five years is supplemented by a period of imprisonment in accordance with section 80(2) of the 2000 Act, and (b) the supplementary period relates to an earlier sentence of at least five years for a qualifying offence (within the meaning of section 3 above), the prisoner may make an application under section 3 in respect of the supplementary period and the application shall be granted if (and only if) the second and third conditions are satisfied. (4) References in this section to section 80(2) of the 2000 Act include references to— (a) section 23(2) of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989, and (b) section 15(2) of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991 , and. (c) section 16(2) of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996.
5 Fixed term prisoners: special cases.
(1) If the length of a sentence is treated as reduced by a period of custody in accordance with section 26 of the Treatment of Offenders Act Northern Ireland) 1968 (duration of sentence) for the purposes of section 4(1) above the period of custody must be treated as having been served as part of the sentence. (2) If a sentence of at least five years is supplemented by a period of imprisonment in accordance with section 80(2) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (conviction of scheduled offence during period of remission) for the purposes of section 4(1) above the supplementary period must be treated as part of the sentence. (3) If— (a) a sentence of less than five years is supplemented by a period of imprisonment in accordance with section 80(2) of the 2000 Act, and (b) the supplementary period relates to an earlier sentence of at least five years for a qualifying offence (within the meaning of section 3 above), the prisoner may make an application under section 3 in respect of the supplementary period and the application shall be granted if (and only if) the second and third conditions are satisfied. (4) References in this section to section 80(2) of the 2000 Act include references to— (a) section 23(2) of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989, and (b) section 15(2) of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991 , and. (c) section 16(2) of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996.
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