SENTENCING ACT 1989 - SECT 17 General duty of the Board

This legislation has been repealed.

SENTENCING ACT 1989 - SECT 17

17 General duty of the Board

(1) The Board may not make a parole order for a prisoner unless the Board has:

(a) determined that the release of the prisoner is appropriate, having regard to the principle that the public interest is of primary importance, and

(b) considered relevant comments (if any) made by the court when sentencing the prisoner, and

(c) considered any reports required by regulations made for the purposes of this section to be furnished to it, and

(d) taken into account the antecedents of the prisoner and any special circumstances of the case, and

(e) determined that it has sufficient reason to believe that the prisoner, if released from custody, would be able to adapt to normal lawful community life, and

(f) considered any other relevant matter.

(2) In making a decision under this section, the Board is not to take into account whether a prisoner, if released on parole, may become liable to be deported.