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The Prison Rules 1999
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[F1Requirement to pay for damage to prison propertyE+W
55AB.—(1) This rule applies where a prisoner is found guilty of an offence under rule 51(17) or 51(17A) in respect of destroying or damaging any part of a prison or any other property belonging to a prison (“the relevant disciplinary offence”).
(2) The governor or, as the case may be, the adjudicator [F2may] require the prisoner to pay [F3towards] the cost of making good the damage from, or replacing any property destroyed as a result of, the commission of the relevant disciplinary offence.
(3) A requirement imposed under paragraph (2) is referred to in this rule and in rules 55B, 61 and 61A as a “compensation requirement”.
(4) The amount required to be paid under a compensation requirement must not exceed the cost of making good the damage from, or replacing any property destroyed as a result of, the commission of the relevant disciplinary offence and, in any event, must not exceed £2,000.
(5) A compensation requirement may be imposed instead of or in addition to any punishment imposed under rule 55 or 55A.
(6) A compensation requirement ceases to have effect after two years from the date on which it was imposed regardless of whether or not the full amount has been paid.]
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F1Rule 55AB inserted (1.11.2013) by The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Amendment) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/2462), rule 1, Sch. 1 para. 1 (with rule 4)
F2Word in rule 55AB(2) substituted (31.5.2024) by The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Adjudication) (Amendment) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/212), rules 1(1), 2(7)(a)
F3Word in rule 55AB(2) substituted (31.5.2024) by The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Adjudication) (Amendment) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/212), rules 1(1), 2(7)(b)
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