Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Rules may be cited as the Prison and Young Offenders Centre (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2005.

In these Rules “the principal rules” means the Prison and Young Offenders Centre Rules (Northern Ireland) 1995^f1.

Rule 1, rule 3, insofar as it inserts a definition of “registered nurse” into rule 4 of the principal rules, and rule 8 of these Rules shall come into operation on 13th April 2005.

Rule 2, the remaining provisions of rule 3 and rules 4 to 7 of these Rules shall come into operation on 3rd May 2005.