# Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998, Section 16: Power to suspend and revive.

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Secretary of State may make orders suspending, or later reviving, the operation of section 3.
(2) A suspension order under subsection (1) shall, subject to any later revival order, prevent—
(a) the granting of a declaration on an application already made under section 3, and
(b) the release of a person under section 4 or 6 pursuant to a declaration already granted.
(3) The Secretary of State may make orders suspending, or later reviving, the operation of section 10.
(4) A suspension order under subsection (1) or (3) shall have no effect in relation to a sentence in respect of which a licence under this Act is current or suspended when the order comes into force; but the order shall have effect in relation to the sentence if the licence is revoked after the order comes into force.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/35/section/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-sentences-act-1998/section-16
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