# Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998, Paragraph 9


(1) Nothing in Part II of Schedule 1 to the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (transfer of prisoners: restricted transfers) shall prevent the making of an application under section 3 of this Act.
(2) The following provisions of this paragraph have effect where—
(a) a prisoner is granted a declaration under section 3 in relation to a sentence in accordance with paragraph 1, and
(b) his transfer to Northern Ireland in respect of that sentence was a restricted transfer for the purposes of Part II of Schedule 1 to the 1997 Act.
(3) A fixed term prisoner’s transfer shall cease to be a restricted transfer when the declaration under section 3 is made.
(4) A life-sentence prisoner’s transfer shall cease to be a restricted transfer when he is released on licence under section 6.
(5) Where a transfer under Part I of Schedule 1 to the 1997 Act ceases to be a restricted transfer in accordance with this paragraph, paragraph 15 of that Schedule shall apply as if the transfer were an unrestricted transfer and had been effected at that time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/35/schedule/3/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-sentences-act-1998/schedule-3/paragraph-9
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