(1)F1... the Secretary of State may F2... close any prison.
F3(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F3(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)For the purposes of this and the next following section a prison shall not be deemed to be closed by reason only of its appropriation for use as a remand centre, detention centre or [F4youth custody centre][F5, secure training centre or secure college] .
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 37(1) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 84(2)(a)(i), 115(3)(j)
F2Words in s. 37(1) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 84(2)(a)(ii), 115(3)(j)
F3S. 37(2)(3) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 84(2)(b), 115(3)(j)
F4Words substituted by Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), Sch. 14 para. 6
F5Words in s. 37(4) substituted (20.3.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), s. 95(1), Sch. 9 para. 2; S.I. 2015/778, art. 2(1)(c)