# The Prisoner Escorts Rules 1993, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules set out the conditions under which a prisoner custody officer, who is authorised to perform escort functions in accordance with section 89 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (“the 1991 Act”), may search a prisoner for whose delivery or custody he is responsible in pursuance of prisoner escort arrangements within the meaning of section 80(2) of the 1991 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/515/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prisoner-escorts-rules-1993/note
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