# The Detention Centre (Amendment) Rules 2018, Article 2: Amendment to rule 35 of the Detention Centre Rules


(1) Rule 35 of the Detention Centre Rules 2001 is amended as follows.
(2) After paragraph (5), insert—
“(6) For the purposes of paragraph (3), “torture” means any act by which a perpetrator intentionally inflicts severe pain or suffering on a victim in a situation in which—
(a) the perpetrator has control (whether mental or physical) over the victim, and
(b) as a result of that control, the victim is powerless to resist.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/411/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/detention-centre-amendment-rules-2018/article-2
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