45Offences relating to electronic communications devices in prisonE+W
In the Prison Act 1952, in section 40D (other offences relating to prison security)—
(a)in subsection (1)(b), for “or any sound” there is substituted “ , sound or information ”;
(b)in subsection (3), paragraph (b) and the preceding “or” are repealed;
(c)after subsection (3) there is inserted—
“(3A)A person who, without authorisation, is in possession of any of the items specified in subsection (3B) inside a prison is guilty of an offence.
(3B)The items referred to in subsection (3A) are—
(a)a device capable of transmitting or receiving images, sounds or information by electronic communications (including a mobile telephone);
(b)a component part of such a device;
(c)an article designed or adapted for use with such a device (including any disk, film or other separate article on which images, sounds or information may be recorded).”
Commencement Information
I1S. 45 in force at 26.3.2012 by S.I. 2012/584, art. 2