The Prison and Young Offenders Centre (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1997

Made: 20th February 1997

To be laid before Parliament

Coming into operation: 1st April 1997

The Secretary of State in pursuance of section 13 of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953[^f00001], as extended by section 2 of the Treatment of Offenders Act (Northern Ireland) 1968[^f00002], hereby makes the following rules:

Citation and commencement

1

These rules may be cited as the Prison and Young Offenders Centre (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1997.

Interpretation

2

In these rules any reference to the “principal rules” is a reference to the Prison and Young Offenders Centre Rules (Northern Ireland) 1995[^f00003].

General Principles

3

In paragraph (1)(f) of Rule 2 of the principal rules after the word “sex” insert “religion”.

Temporary release

4

In Rule 27 of the principal rules add:

(5) In considering any application for temporary release under this rule previous applications, including any fraudulent applications, may be taken into account

Offences against prison discipline

5

After paragraph (11) of Rule 38 of the principal rules insert:

(11b) provides false information in an application for temporary release.

Police Interviews

6

In paragraph (1) of Rule 69 of the principal rules after the word “prisoner” insert the words “willing to see him”

Signed

P. B. B. Mayhew — One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State — 20th February 1997

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules.)

These Rules amend the Prison and Young Offenders Centre Rules (Northern Ireland) 1995 (the principal rules).

Rule 3 amends Rule 2 of the principal rules to include religion in the list of criteria that may not be used in allocating facilities and privileges.

Rule 4 amends Rule 27 of the principal rules to allow previous applications for temporary release, including fraudulent applications, to be taken into account in considering applications for temporary release.

Rule 5 amends Rule 38 of the principal rules to create a new disciplinary offence of providing false information in an application for temporary release.

Rule 6 amends Rule 69 of the principal rules to require the consent of a prisoner to a police interview under the rules.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1953 c. 18 (N.I.)

[^f00002]: 1968 c. 19 (N.I.)

[^f00003]: S.R. 1995 No. 8