# The Prison (Amendment) Rules 2005, Article 1


(1) These Rules may be cited as the Prison (Amendment) Rules 2005 and shall come into force on 18th April 2005.
(2) The requirement in rule 2 (as substituted by paragraph 1 of the Schedule) of the approval of the Lord Chancellor for the appointment of a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) or Deputy District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) as an adjudicator does not apply to a person who is approved to act as an adjudicator on the date when these Rules come into force, and such a person may continue to act as an adjudicator for so long as he holds office as a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) or Deputy District Judge (Magistrates' Courts).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/869/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prison-amendment-rules-2005/article-1
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