# Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, Section 122: Certification of custody officers.

Extent: N.I.

(1) In this Chapter “prisoner custody officer” means a person in respect of whom a certificate is for the time being in force certifying—
(a) that he has been approved by the Secretary of State for the purpose of performing escort functions; and
(b) that he is accordingly authorised to perform them.
(2) Schedule 7 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the certification of prisoner custody officers.
(3) In this section and Schedule 7 to this Act “escort functions” means the functions specified in section 118(1) above.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/33/section/122 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-public-order-act-1994/section-122
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