# Criminal Justice Act 2003, Paragraph 17

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Where a person to whom paragraph 16 applies is released on licence under section 244, 247A or paragraph 5 or 6, the licence shall remain in force until the date on which the person would (but for the release) have served three-quarters of the sentence.
(1A) But if section 247A would (disregarding this sub-paragraph) require the release on licence of a person to whom paragraph 16 applies at any time after the end of the period referred to in sub-paragraph (1)—
(a) that requirement does not apply, and
(b) it is instead the duty of the Secretary of State to release the person unconditionally.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to any revocation under section 254.
(3) Sub-paragraphs (1) to (2) apply in place of section 249 (duration of licence).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/44/schedule/20B/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003/schedule-20B/paragraph-17
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