a prisoner released on a remission order made under section 50I or 50J (referred to in this section as the first remission order) is subsequently sentenced to one or more terms of imprisonment;
(b)
a second remission order is made in respect of that term or those terms of imprisonment; and
(c)
the first remission order is still in effect when the person is released on the second remission order.
(2) Where this section applies —
(a)
the first and second remission orders shall be merged and deemed to be a single remission order made under section 50I; and
(b)
the merged remission order shall expire on the day on which the first remission order would have expired, or the day on which the second remission order would have expired, whichever is the later.
Illustration
A prisoner is sentenced to 6 years’ imprisonment for offence A. The sentence takes effect from 1st January 2013. The Commissioner makes a remission order for the sentence on 1st January 2017. Under section 50L(b), the remission order will expire at the end of the day on 31st December 2018. On his release, the prisoner commits offence B and is sentenced to 2 years’ imprisonment for offence B. No enhanced sentence is imposed under section 50T. The sentence for offence B takes effect from 1st June 2017. The Commissioner makes a remission order for the sentence for offence B on 1st October 2018. Under section 50L(b) the remission order for the sentence for offence B will expire at the end of the day on 31st May 2019. Both remission orders will be merged and deemed to be one remission order, and the merged remission order will expire at the end of the day on 31st May 2019.