The Prison (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 1989

• Citation: S.I. 1989/2141
• Sections: 2

Section 1

These Rules may be cited as the Prison (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 1989 and shall come into force on 18th December 1989.

Section 2

The Prison Rules (1964) shall be amended as follows:

(a) in rule 43(2) (removal from association) –

(i) for the words “24 hours” there shall be substituted the words “3 days”;

(ii) the words “by virtue of a sentence of detention in a young offender institution” shall be omitted;

(b) in rule 50(2) (governor’s punishments) there shall be added at the end the words, “but, in the case of forfeiture of remission of sentence, the total period forfeited shall not exceed 28 days.”.