Paragraph 9

Northern Ireland

Offences under the following provisions of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 subject to note 1 below—

(a)

section 25 (being unlawfully at large while under sentence);

(b)

section 26 (escaping from lawful custody and failing to surrender to bail);

(c)

section 27 (attempting to break prison);

(d)

section 28 (breaking prison by force or violence);

(e)

section 29 (rescuing or assisting or permitting to escape from lawful custody persons under sentence of death or life imprisonment);

(f)

section 30 (rescuing or assisting or permitting to escape from lawful custody persons other than persons under sentence of death or life imprisonment);

(g)

section 32 (causing discharge of prisoner under pretended authority);

(h)

section 33 (assisting prisoners to escape by conveying things into prisons).

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1

Act repealed (19.2.2001) by 2000 c. 11, s. 125(2), Sch. 16 Pt. I; S.I. 2001/421, arts. 2, 3

F2

Act ceased to have effect (subject to temporary extension of specified provisions as mentioned below) (20.7.2000) (temporary extension: by ss. 2(2), 128, Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2(1) of 2000 c. 11 there is continued in force for a period of 12 months beginning with 20.7.2000 any provision of the Act (except ss. 26(1)(b), 35 and 50) if and so far as it is in force immediately before 20.7.2000 by virtue of an order under s. 62(3) of this Act)

Act wholly repealed (19.2.2001) by virtue of 2000 c. 11, ss. 2(1)(b), 125(2), 128, Sch. 16 Pt. I; S.I. 2001/421, art. 2