Article 5 Amendment of rule 21 of the principal Rules

Rule 21 of the principal Rules (prisoners' food) is amended by substituting for paragraph (2) the following paragraph:—

“(2)

Where by reason of exceptional circumstances pertaining in the prison, it is not practicable to provide food and drink to prisoners, or any particular group or category of prisoners, in terms of paragraph (1)—

(a)

subject to sub-paragraph (b), the Governor shall seek to provide food and drink so far as reasonably practicable having regard to the circumstances; and

(b)

where the exceptional circumstances have existed for more than 48 hours, the Secretary of State may by direction provide that paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to prisoners in that prison until such time as he considers that it is practicable for it to do so.”.