Prison Act 1995 · Updated to 12 Dec 2025 · Part IV · Custody and Removal of Prisoners
44. Remission of sentence
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prisoner
“prisoner” means a person, whether convicted or not, under confinement in a prison and in relation to a convicted prisoner, includes a prisoner released on parole;
All or any part of the remission for which a prisoner may be entitled may, on commission of an offence under section 50 or an offence relating to parole, be cancelled by the Commissioner General:
Commission
“Commission” means the Public Services Commission established under Article 139 of the Federal Constitution;
Provided that in no case shall any forfeiture exceed the amount of remission earned at the time of commission of the offence.
The Commissioner General may restore to a prisoner all or any part of a remission which the prisoner has forfeited during his sentence.
Commissioner General
“Commissioner General” means the Commissioner General of Prison appointed under subsection 10(1);
A prisoner who is awarded a remission of part of his sentence shall be discharged upon the expiration of so much of his sentence as shall remain after deducting from it such part.