# Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998, Paragraph 7

Extent: N.I.

(1) The rules may permit Commissioners to hold proceedings in specified circumstances in the absence of any person, including the prisoner concerned and any representative appointed by him.
(2) Where a prisoner and any representative appointed by him are excluded from proceedings by virtue of sub-paragraph (1), the Advocate General for Northern Ireland may appoint a person to represent the prisoner’s interests in those proceedings.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/35/schedule/2/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-sentences-act-1998/schedule-2/paragraph-7
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