Article 5 Substitution of rule 102 of the principal Rules

For rule 102 of the principal Rules (requests to speak to an officer of the Secretary of State, a member of the visiting committee, a sheriff or a justice of the peace) there is substituted the following rule:–

“Requests to speak to an officer of the Secretary of State, a member of the visiting committee, a sheriff or a justice of the peace

102

Where a prisoner makes a request to speak to–

(a)

an officer of the Secretary of State;

(b)

a member of the visiting committee; or

(c)

a sheriff or a justice of the peace visiting the prison in terms of section 15 of the Act,

the officer to whom the request is made shall, without delay, record the request in writing and shall arrange for the request to be brought to the attention of the person with whom the prisoner wishes to speak.”.