The Imprisonment and Detention (Army) (Amendment) Rules 1991

• Citation: S.I. 1991/826
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Rules may be cited as the Imprisonment and Detention (Army)(Amendment) Rules 1991 and shall come into force on 27th May 1991.

Section 2 Amendment of principal rules

The Imprisonment and Detention (Army) Rules 1979 shall be amended in accordance with the followingprovisions of these Rules.

Section 3 Places in which women shall serve military sentences of imprisonmentor detention

(1) In Rule 18(1), for the words from“or in unit” to the end there shall be substituted“or, pending reception therein, in a military establishment or partthereof (not being a military prison) of, or set apart for members of,the women’s forces.”

(2) In Rule 18(2), for the words from“in unit” to the end there shall be substituted“in a military establishment or part thereof (not being a militaryprison) of, or set apart for members of, the women’s forces.”

(3) In Rule 18(3), for the words from“service detention” to the end there shall be substituted“a military establishment or part thereof (not being a militaryprison) of, or set apart for members of, the women’s forces.”

(4) In Rule 19, for the words“other than one” there shall be substituted“unless the whole or part thereof is”.

Section 4 Mechanical restraint and use of special clothing

In Rule 98(3)(f), the words“(i) shall not apply to unit detention rooms of a unit of the women'sforces; and (ii)” and the words“(other than those of a unit of the women’s forces)” shall be omitted.

Section 5 Removal of references to the reconsidering authority

(1) In Rule 2, the definition of“reconsidering authority” shall be omitted.

(2) In Rule 21, for the words“officer, reviewing authority or reconsidering authority” there shall be substituted“officer or reviewing authority”.

(3) In Rule 31, the words“(c) the reconsidering authority” and in paragraph (d) the words“or reconsidering” shall be omitted.

(4) In Rule 81(a), for the words“court-martial, the reviewing authority or the reconsideringauthority” there shall be substituted“court-martial or the reviewing authority”.