Article 5 Amendment of Rule 43 of the principal Rules

Rule 43 of the principal Rules shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this Rule.

In Rule 43(2)(a) there shall be inserted at the beginning the words “in the case of an existing prisoner who is serving a sentence of imprisonment for a term of more than 5 days,”.

In Rule 43(2) there shall be inserted after sub-paragraph (a) the following:–

“(aa)

in the case of a short-term or long-term prisoner, but subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), an award of additional days not exceeding 14 days;”.

After rule 43(2) there shall be inserted the following:–

“(3)

Subject to paragraph (4), if a prisoner is found guilty of more than one breach of discipline arising out of an incident, awards of additional days under paragraph (2)(aa) may be ordered to run consecutively but the total awarded shall not exceed 28 days.

(4)

Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(aa) above, in the case of a short-term or long-term prisoner found guilty of a breach of discipline, an award of additional days shall not exceed one sixth of his sentence, either–

(a)

in respect of that breach; or

(b)

when aggregated with the total of any award or awards of additional days which the prisoner may have been or is awarded under paragraph (2)(aa) or (3).”.