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The Prison and Young Offenders Centre (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1997

S.R. 1997/86 · Made 20 February 1997 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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PRISON AND YOUNG OFFENDERS CENTRES

Made 20th February 1997

To be laid before Parliament

Coming into operation 1st April 1997

The Secretary of State in pursuance of section 13 of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953f1, as extended by section 2 of the Treatment of Offenders Act (Northern Ireland) 1968f2, hereby makes the following rules:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1953 c. 18 (N.I.)

f2

1968 c. 19 (N.I.)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3General Principles
  4. 4Temporary release
  5. 5Offences against prison discipline
  6. 6Police Interviews
  7. Signature
  8. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencementI1

These rules may be cited as the Prison and Young Offenders Centre (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1997.

2InterpretationI1

In these rules any reference to the “principal rules” is a reference to the Prison and Young Offenders Centre Rules (Northern Ireland) 1995f1.

3General PrinciplesI1

In paragraph (1)(f) of Rule 2 of the principal rules after the word “sex” insert “religion”.

4Temporary releaseI1

In Rule 27 of the principal rules add:

“(5)

In considering any application for temporary release under this rule previous applications, including any fraudulent applications, may be taken into account”.

5Offences against prison disciplineI1

After paragraph (11) of Rule 38 of the principal rules insert:

“(11b)

provides false information in an application for temporary release.”

6Police InterviewsI1

In paragraph (1) of Rule 69 of the principal rules after the word “prisoner” insert the words “willing to see him”

Signature

P. B. B. Mayhew

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Northern Ireland Office

20th February 1997

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules.)

These Rules amend the Prison and Young Offenders Centre Rules (Northern Ireland) 1995 (the principal rules).

Rule 3 amends Rule 2 of the principal rules to include religion in the list of criteria that may not be used in allocating facilities and privileges.

Rule 4 amends Rule 27 of the principal rules to allow previous applications for temporary release, including fraudulent applications, to be taken into account in considering applications for temporary release.

Rule 5 amends Rule 38 of the principal rules to create a new disciplinary offence of providing false information in an application for temporary release.

Rule 6 amends Rule 69 of the principal rules to require the consent of a prisoner to a police interview under the rules.