# The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 17: Duty to release certain fixed-term prisoners

Extent: N.I.

(1) As soon as a fixed-term prisoner, other than one to whom Article 18 or 20A applies, has served the requisite custodial period, the Department of Justice shall release the prisoner on licence under this Article.
(2) In this Article “the requisite custodial period” means—
(a) subject to sub-paragraph (b), the custodial period specified by the court under Article 8;
(b) in relation to a person serving two or more concurrent or consecutive sentences, the period determined under Article 32(2) or 33(2)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2008/1216/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-northern-ireland-order-2008/article-17
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