The Prison (Amendment) Rules 2003

• Citation: S.I. 2003/3301
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Rules may be cited as the Prison (Amendment) Rules 2003 and shall come into force on 26th January 2004.

Section 2 Amendments of the Prison Rules

The Prison Rules 1999 are amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendments of the Prison Rules

In rule 2(1) (interpretation), add the following definition:

“intermittent custody order” has the meaning assigned to it by section 183 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 ;

Section 4 Amendments of the Prison Rules

In rule 35 (personal letters and visits):

(a) in paragraph (2), for “paragraph (8)” substitute “paragraphs (2A) and (8)”; and

(b) after paragraph (2) insert:

(2A) A prisoner serving a sentence of imprisonment to which an intermittent custody order relates shall be entitled to receive a visit only where the governor considers that desirable having regard to the extent to which he has been unable to meet with his friends and family in the periods during which he has been temporarily released on licence.

Section 5 Amendments of the Prison Rules

In rule 43 (prisoners' property), after paragraph (2) insert the following paragraph:

(2A) Where a prisoner is serving a sentence of imprisonment to which an intermittent custody order relates, an inventory as referred to in paragraph (2) shall only be kept where the value of that property is estimated by the governor to be in excess of £100.