Act Number: 3

Act Name: The Prisoners Act, 1900

Year: 1900

Enactment Date: 1900-02-02

Long Title: An Act to consolidate the law relating to Prisoners confined by order of a Court.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Home

Section 33: Release, on recognizance, by order of High Court, of prisoner recommended for pardon.
    1 [Any High] Court may, in any case in which it has recommended to 2 [Government] the granting of a free pardon to any prisoner, permit him to be at liberty on his own recognizance.
Notes:
1. Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1956 for "Any Court which is a High Court for a Part A State".
2. Subs. by the A.O.1950 for "Her Majesty".
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