# The Prison (Amendment) Rules 1987, Article 2


Rule 5 of the Prison Rules 1964(which relates to remission of sentence) shall be amended by inserting in paragraph (2)(a)—
(a) at the beginning, the words “in the case of a sentence for a term of more than 12 months,” and
(b) after the word “imprisonment)”, the words “and in the case of a sentence for a term not exceeding 12 months, one-half of that total”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1256/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prison-amendment-rules-1987/article-2
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