Article 78 Particular duties
(1)
The F1independent monitoring board for a prison and any member of the board shall hear any complaint or request which a prisoner wishes to make to them or him.
(2)
The board shall arrange for the food of the prisoners to be inspected by a member of the board at frequent intervals.
(3)
The board shall inquire into any report made to them, whether or not by a member of the board, that a prisoner’s health, mental or physical, is likely to be injuriously affected by any conditions of his imprisonment.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in rule 78(1) substituted (1.4.2008) by The Prison (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/597), rules 1, 4(a)
Notes on Part V
Textual amendments
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Pt. V Title substituted (1.4.2008) by The Prison (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/597), rules 1, 4(b)