(b) require the registered medical practitioner, psychiatrist, psychologist or any other person whom the Board believes may be able to do so to give a report in writing to the Board. S. 78 78 Prisoners may be released on parole more than once amended by Nos 49/1991 (1) The Board may again release a prisoner on parole s. 119(7) although the prisoner's parole has been cancelled (Sch. 4 item 3.7), on a previous occasion or on previous occasions 31/2014 s. 9 in respect of the same prison sentence but if the (ILA s. 39B(1)). prisoner has been sentenced to another prison sentence the Board must not release the prisoner on parole until the prisoner has served the nonparole period or, if no non-parole period is fixed, the prison sentence. (2) Subsection (3) applies to a prisoner— S. 78(2) inserted by No. 31/2014 (a) whose parole has or is taken to have been s. 9. cancelled under section 77; and (b) who is convicted of an offence that— (i) is punishable by imprisonment; and (ii) was committed during the parole period. S. 78(3) (3) The Board must not make a parole order under inserted by section 74 in respect of the prisoner unless the No. 31/2014 s. 9. prisoner has served— (a) a further term of imprisonment equal to half of the parole period remaining at the time the prisoner's parole was cancelled; or (b) in the case of a prisoner sentenced to be imprisoned for the term of his or her natural life—3 years imprisonment from the time the prisoner's parole was cancelled.
(b) require the registered medical practitioner, psychiatrist, psychologist or any other person whom the Board believes may be able to do so to give a report in writing to the Board. S. 78 amended by Nos 49/1991 s. 119(7) (Sch. 4 item 3.7), 31/2014 s. 9 (ILA s. 39B(1)). 78 Prisoners may be released on parole more than once (1) The Board may again release a prisoner on parole although the prisoner's parole has been cancelled on a previous occasion or on previous occasions in respect of the same prison sentence but if the prisoner has been sentenced to another prison sentence the Board must not release the prisoner on parole until the prisoner has served the nonparole period or, if no non-parole period is fixed, the prison sentence. S. 78(2) inserted by No. 31/2014 s. 9. (2) Subsection (3) applies to a prisoner— (a) whose parole has or is taken to have been cancelled under section 77; and (b) who is convicted of an offence that— (i) is punishable by imprisonment; and (ii) was committed during the parole period. S. 78(3) inserted by No. 31/2014 s. 9. (3) The Board must not make a parole order under section 74 in respect of the prisoner unless the prisoner has served— (a) a further term of imprisonment equal to half of the parole period remaining at the time the prisoner's parole was cancelled; or (b) in the case of a prisoner sentenced to be imprisoned for the term of his or her natural life—3 years imprisonment from the time the prisoner's parole was cancelled.
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