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Prison Act 1952, Section 55 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 20 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

55 Short title, commencement and extent.E+W+S

(1)This Act may be cited as the Prison Act 1952.

(2)This Act shall come into operation on the first day of October, nineteen hundred and fifty–two.

F1(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4)Except as provided in F2. . . [F3the M1Criminal Justice Act 1961], this Act shall not extend to Scotland.

(5)This Act shall not extend to Northern Ireland.

[F4(6)But (despite subsections (4) and (5)) the following shall extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland—

(a)section 5A(5A) and (5B), and

(b)section 5A(2) to (5) in so far as they apply by virtue of section 5A(5A).]

Textual Amendments

F1S. 55(3) repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I Group 1

F2Words in s. 55(4) repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I Group 1

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