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SECTION 56 — Meaning of Probation

In French Le régime de probation

(1) Probation shall mean the subjection of the offender to general and, in a fit case, to added special obligations of supervision and assistance. (2) The offender's compliance with his obligations shall be superintended by a Magistrate nominated in that behalf, with the assistance of salaried or honorary probation officers. (3) The probation officer shall be chosen and may be replaced by the Magistrate in charge (4) The Magistrate in charge at the offender's residence may at any time for reasons to be recorded in writing suspend all or any of the special obligations or vary them, but not so as to make them more burdensome.
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ARTICLE 56 — Le régime de probation

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