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Article 93 Production of prisoners to court etc.

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), where any prisoner is directed under section 29 of the Criminal Justice Act 1961f1 to be taken to any court or other place, he shall be kept in custody while being so taken, while at that place, and while being taken back to prison.

(2)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the Governor considers it appropriate that a prisoner who is assigned security category D need not be escorted, in which event the Governor shall grant him unescorted exceptional day release in terms of rule 123.

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f1

1961 c. 39; section 29 was amended by the Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45), Schedule 12, by the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 62), Schedule 7, paragraph 8 and by the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48), Schedule 14, paragraph 12.