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Section 37 Closing of prisons.

England and Wales

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

F1... the Secretary of State may F2... close any prison.

F3(2)

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(3)

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(4)

For the purposes of this and the next following section a prison shall not be deemed to be closed by reason only of its appropriation for use as a remand centre, detention centre or F4youth custody centreF5, secure training centre or secure college .

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in s. 37(1) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 84(2)(a)(i), 115(3)(j)

F2

Words in s. 37(1) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 84(2)(a)(ii), 115(3)(j)

F3

S. 37(2)(3) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 84(2)(b), 115(3)(j)

F4

Words substituted by Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), Sch. 14 para. 6

F5

Words in s. 37(4) substituted (20.3.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), s. 95(1), Sch. 9 para. 2; S.I. 2015/778, art. 2(1)(c)