Section 26 Independent monitoring boardsI1

(1)

The boards appointed under section 6 of the Prison Act 1952 (boards of visitors) are renamed as independent monitoring boards.

(2)

Accordingly, in section 6 of that Act—

(a)

for the sidenote there is substituted “ Independent monitoring boards ”;

(b)

in subsection (2), for “board of visitors” there is substituted “ group of independent monitors ”;

(c)

after subsection (2) there is inserted—

(2A)
The groups so appointed are to be known as independent monitoring boards.

; and

(d)

in subsection (3), for “boards of visitors” there is substituted “ independent monitoring boards ” and for “a board of visitors” there is substituted “ an independent monitoring board ”.

(3)

In section 6(2) of that Act the words from “of whom” to the end cease to have effect.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 26 in force at 1.11.2007 by S.I. 2007/3001, art. 2(1)(g)