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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings section 1 of the Prisons (Property) Act 2013 (c. 11) (“the Act”) into force on 26th March 2015. Section 1 of the Act inserts into the Prison Act 1952 (c. 52) a new section 42A which introduces a power for prison governors and directors to destroy or otherwise dispose of unauthorised property confiscated or found in specific circumstances.