Part VIII Prison Services and the Prison Service

Chapter III Northern Ireland

Supplemental

122 Certification of custody officers.

(1)

In this Chapter “prisoner custody officer” means a person in respect of whom a certificate is for the time being in force certifying—

(a)

that he has been approved by the Secretary of State for the purpose of performing escort functions; and

(b)

that he is accordingly authorised to perform them.

(2)

Schedule 7 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the certification of prisoner custody officers.

(3)

In this section and Schedule 7 to this Act “escort functions” means the functions specified in section 118(1) above.