Criminal Justice Act 1991

42 Additional days for disciplinary offences.E+W

(1)Prison rules, that is to say, rules made under section 47 of the 1952 Act, may include provision for the award of additional days—

(a)to short-term or long-term prisoners; or

(b)conditionally on their subsequently becoming such prisoners, to persons on remand,

who (in either case) are guilty of disciplinary offences.

(2)Where additional days are awarded to a short-term or long-term prisoner, or to a person on remand who subsequently becomes such a prisoner, and are not remitted in accordance with prison rules—

(a)any period which he must serve before becoming entitled to or eligible for release under this Part; and

(b)any period for which a licence granted to him under this Part remains in force,

shall be extended by the aggregate of those additional days.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Commencement Information

I1Pt. II (ss. 32-51) wholly in force at 1.10.1992 see s. 102(2)(3) and S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch. 2.