Prison Act 1952 (c. 52)

Supplemental E+W

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 . . . [F3 the M1 Criminal Justice Act 1961], this Act shall not extend to Scotland.

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

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 55(3) repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I Group 1

F2 Words in s. 55(4) repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I Group 1

F3 Words substituted by Criminal Justice Act 1961 (c. 39), s. 41(3), Sch. 4

Marginal Citations

M1 1961 c. 39.