58Board determines application for variation or discharge

1. On an application under section 56, the Board may direct the variation or discharge of any release condition imposed by the Board that applies to an offender.

2. The Board may not—

3. extend the duration of any release condition to a date that is later than 6 months after the offender's statutory release date; or
4. extend the duration of any special condition beyond the date on which the standard release conditions cease to apply.

5. The Board may not discharge the standard release conditions with effect from a date that is less than 6 months after the date on which the offender was released, unless the offender is released on compassionate release or was, at the time of his or her release, detained in a hospital or in a secure facility.

6. If the Board directs the variation or discharge of a condition,—

7. the variation or discharge takes effect on the date specified in the direction; and
8. every variation must be treated as part of the conditions that apply to the offender; and
9. notice of the direction must be given to the offender, the probation officer involved, the Police, and (if reasonably practicable) any victim to whom notice of the original condition was given.