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Article 73 Persons having access to service custody premisesI1

United Kingdom

(1)

Without prejudice to any other powers to prohibit or restrict entry to service custody premises, the commandant may prohibit visits by a person to service custody premises or to a detainee in a service custody premises for such periods of time as he considers necessary if he considers that such a prohibition is—

(a)

necessary on grounds specified in rule 17(3); and

(b)

is proportionate to what is sought to be achieved by the prohibition.

(2)

Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to—

(a)

any visit by a member of the independent monitoring board carrying out any of his functions under these Rules;

(b)

any visit by a legal representative for the purposes of an interview under rule 22.

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Art. 73 in force at 31.10.2009, see art. 1(1)