# Criminal Justice Act 2003, Paragraph 1


(1) The Board is not to 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 is not to be regarded as property of, or held on behalf of, the Crown.
(2) It is 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 Chapter 6 of Part 12 in respect of fixed-term prisoners, and
(b) its functions under Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (c. 43) in relation to life prisoners within the meaning of that Chapter.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/44/schedule/19/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003/schedule-19/paragraph-1
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