# The Prison (Amendment) Rules 2002, Paragraph 2


In rule 53 (disciplinary charges):
(a) at the end of paragraph (2), there shall be added:
“or, as the case may be, the adjudicator”;
(b) for paragraph (3) there shall be substituted the following paragraph:
“(3) Every charge shall be first inquired into not later, save in exceptional circumstances or in accordance with rule 55A(5), than:
(a) where it is inquired into by the governor, the next day, not being a Sunday or public holiday, after it is laid;
(b) where it is referred to the adjudicator under rule 53A(2), 28 days after it is so referred.”;
(c) at the end of paragraph (4), there shall be added:
“or determination under rule 53A”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2116/schedule/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prison-amendment-rules-2002/schedule/paragraph-2
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