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(1) These Rules may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) (Northern Ireland) Rules 2009 and shall come into operation on 1 April 2009.
(2) In these Rules “the Order” means the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008.
 “supervising officer” means a probation officer or such other person or organisation for the time being responsible for supervising specific offenders on licence in accordance with arrangements made by the Department of Justice;
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(1) The conditions set out in paragraphs (2) and (3) are the standard conditions prescribed for the purposes of Article 24(1) of the Order.
(2) The prisoner must —
(a) Keep in touch with the  supervising officer  as instructed by the  supervising officer ;
(b) Receive visits from the  supervising officer  as instructed by the  supervising officer ;
(c) Permanently reside at an address approved by the  supervising officer  and obtain the prior permission of the  supervising officer  for any change of address;
(d) Undertake such work, including voluntary work, as approved by the  supervising officer , and obtain the prior permission of the  supervising officer  for any proposed change; and
(e) Not travel outside the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man without the prior permission of the  supervising officer , except where the prisoner is deported or removed from the United Kingdom in accordance with the Immigration Act 1971or the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
(3) The prisoner must not —
(a) Behave in a way which undermines the purposes of the release on licence, which are the protection of the public, the prevention of re-offending and the rehabilitation of the offender;
(b) Commit any offence.
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(1) Conditions of a kind set out in paragraph (2) are prescribed for the purposes of Article 24(3)(b) of the Order.
(2) The conditions are those which impose on a prisoner:
(a) A requirement that the prisoner resides at a certain place;
(b) A requirement as to the prisoner making or maintaining contact with a person, more than one person or identified group;
(c) A restriction relating to the prisoner making or maintaining contact with a person, more than one person or identified group;
(d) A restriction on the prisoner’s participation in any activity;
(e) A requirement that the prisoner participates in or co-operates with a programme or set of activities, which may include testing, designed to further one or more of the purposes referred to in Article 24(8) of the Order;
(f) A requirement that the prisoner complies with a curfew arrangement;
(g) A requirement that the prisoner complies with an electronic monitoring arrangement;
(h) A restriction on the prisoner’s freedom of movement which is not a requirement referred to in sub-paragraph (f);
(i) Any other requirement relating to the prisoner’s supervision in the community by a  supervising officer .
(3) For the purpose of these Rules, “curfew arrangement”, means an arrangement under which a prisoner is required to remain at a specific place for a specified period of time which is not an arrangement contained in a condition imposed by Article 26(1) of the Order.
Paul Goggins
Minister of State
Northern Ireland Office
