45Provisions applicable to persons holding leave permits, &c.

### 45 Provisions applicable to persons holding leave permits, &c. > > (1)  The granting of a leave permit to a person does not affect the sentence that the person is serving. > > > (2)  A person to whom a leave permit is granted – > > > > > > (a) must not use the permit otherwise than for the purpose for which it is granted; and > > > > > > > (b) must comply strictly with the conditions and restrictions to which the permit is subject; and > > > > > > > (c) while away from prison during the currency of the permit, must carry a copy of the permit and of any notice given to the person under [section 44(2)](#GS44@Gs2@EN) . > > > (3)  A person to whom a leave permit is granted who fails to comply with any of the provisions of [subsection (2)](#GS45@Gs2@EN) is guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months. > > > (4)  A police officer may apprehend a person to whom a leave permit is granted if the police officer has reasonable grounds for believing that the person – > > > > > > (a) has failed to return, in accordance with the terms of the permit, to the prison from which the person has been granted leave to be absent upon the expiry of the period of leave granted under the permit; or > > > > > > > (b) has failed to comply with a condition or restriction to which the permit is subject. > > > (5)  If a leave permit granted to a person is revoked or has otherwise ceased to be in force, a justice, on application being made by the Director, is to issue a warrant for the apprehension of that person and for the person's conveyance to the nearest prison. > > > (6)  A warrant under [subsection (5)](#GS45@Gs5@EN) may be executed by a police officer according to its tenor. > > > (7)  If a person is apprehended under this section, whether pursuant to a warrant or otherwise, a police officer may return that person to a prison.