(1) Release on licence shall mean the premature release of a person sentenced to loss of liberty, or subjected, by a conviction decision, to a similar preventive measure. Such release on licence shall be granted and revoked by decree.
(2) The general conditions and detailed procedure for grant and revocation of release on licence shall be prescribed by decree.
(3) Premature release of an offender, where not revoked shall become final upon expiry of the term of sentence.
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