Section 50: Remission
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50. Remission
(1) Subject to this section and section 51, a person sentenced to imprisonment for a period exceeding 31 days shall be eligible for discharge after
having served two thirds of the period of sentence.
(2) No person sentenced to detention for a period exceeding 31 days
shall serve less than 31 days of his sentence.
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(3) The Commissioner may, where he thinks fit—
(a) reward by additional remission any prisoner who has worked
extra hours or on a Sunday or other public holiday;
(b) restore remission lost under section 37, otherwise than in derogation of an order of the Board, to an extent not exceeding two
thirds of the lost remission.
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Questions this section answers
- After how much of my sentence can I become eligible for early discharge through remission?
- Can the Commissioner restore remission I lost as a punishment?