# The Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, Article 46B: Recall of licensees


(1) In this Article —
“P” means a person who has been released on licence under Article 46;
“the Commissioners” and “the Department” have the meanings given in Article 46(1).
(2) The Department may revoke P’s licence and recall P to detention—
(a) if recommended to do so by the Commissioners, or
(b) without such a recommendation, if it appears to the Department that it is expedient in the public interest to recall P before such a recommendation is practicable.
(3) P—
(a) shall, on P’s return to detention, be informed of the reasons for the recall and of the right conferred by sub-paragraph (b); and
(b) may make representations in writing to the Department with respect to the recall.
(4) The Department shall refer P’s case to the Commissioners.
(5) Where on a reference under paragraph (4) the Commissioners direct P’s immediate release on licence under Article 46, the Department shall give effect to the direction.
(6) The Commissioners shall not give a direction under paragraph (5) unless they are satisfied that it is no longer necessary for the protection of the public from serious harm that P should be detained.
(7) On the revocation of P’s licence, P shall be liable to be detained in pursuance of P’s sentence and, if at large, shall be treated as being unlawfully at large.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1998/1504/article/46B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-children-northern-ireland-order-1998/article-46B
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