Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Rules may be cited as the Parole Board (Amendment) Rules 2009 and shall come into force on 1^st April 2009.

(2)

In these Rules, “the 2004 Rules” means the Parole Board Rules 2004^f1.

Annotations

f1: The 2004 Rules were made under an enabling power in section 32(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53) which was not exercisable by statutory instrument. Section 32(5) was repealed by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) (“the 2003 Act”), sections 303(a) and 332 and Part 7 of Schedule 37, and was re-enacted in section 239(5) of the 2003 Act, albeit that rules made under section 239(5) are subject to the negative resolution procedure. By virtue of section 17(2)(b) of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30), the 2004 Rules have effect as if they were made under section 239(5) of the 2003 Act. The 2004 Rules can be found at http://www.paroleboard.gov.uk/policy_and_guidance/parole_board_rules/.