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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend the Prison Rules 1964 (“the 1964 Rules”), as amended.

Rule 2 of these rules introduces the Schedule, which sets out the amendments to the 1964 Rules.

The amendments in the Schedule make changes to the 1964 Rules to allow for the functions of a medical officer within a prison to be carried out by another medical practitioner under the general supervision of the medical officer.