Paragraph 7 I1

United Kingdom

In Article 9 (recall of life prisoners while on licence)—

(a)

in paragraph (1) before “Secretary of State” insert “Department of Justice or the”;

(b)

in paragraph (2)—

(i)

before “Secretary of State” insert “Department of Justice or the”;

(ii)

after “appears to” insert “it or”;

(c)

in paragraphs (3) and (4) before “Secretary of State” insert “Department of Justice or (as the case may be) the”;

(d)

in paragraph (5) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;

(e)

after paragraph (6) insert—

“(7)
The Secretary of State may revoke the licence of a life prisoner and recall him to prison under this Article only if his decision to revoke the licence and make the recall is arrived at (wholly or partly) on the basis of protected information.”

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 5 para. 7 in force at 12.4.2010, see art. 1(2)