# Criminal Justice Act 1991, Paragraph 1

Extent: E+W

(1) The Board shall not be regarded as the servant or agent of the Crown or as enjoying any status, immunity or privilege of the Crown; and the Board’s property shall not be regarded as property of, or held on behalf of, the Crown.
(2) It shall be within the capacity of the Board as a statutory corporation to do such things and enter into such transactions as are incidental to or conducive to the discharge of
(a) its functions under this Part in respect of long-term and short-term prisoners; and
(b) its functions under Chapter II of Part II of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 in respect of life prisoners within the meaning of that Chapter

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/53/schedule/5/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1991/schedule-5/paragraph-1
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