Criminal Code (Cap. 9)
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 493
493. After sentencing any person to imprisonment for life, the
court may recommend in writing to the Prime Minister within
twenty-four hours the minimum period which in its view should
elapse before the prisoner is released from prison. Such
recommendation shall be made available to the person sentenced,
and a copy thereof shall be kept by the registrar.
Recommendatio
n by judge for
pardon or
mitigation of
punishment.
Amended by:
IX.1857.I4;
L.N. 46 of 1965;
LVIII.1974.68.
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