2 Application of amounts deducted or levied.E+W+S
(1)Amounts deducted or levied under section 1 above shall be applied, in such proportions as may be prescribed, for the following purposes, namely—
(a)the making of payments (directly or indirectly) to such voluntary organisations concerned with victim support or crime prevention or both as may be prescribed;
(b)the making of payments into the Consolidated Fund with a view to contributing towards the cost of the prisoner’s upkeep;
(c)the making of payments to or in respect of such persons (if any) as may be determined by the governor to be dependants of the prisoner in such proportions as may be so determined; and
(d)the making of payments into an investment account of a prescribed description with a view to capital and interest being held for the benefit of the prisoner on such terms as may be prescribed.
(2)Where the governor determines under paragraph (c) of subsection (1) above that the prisoner has no dependants, any amount which would otherwise have been applied for the purpose mentioned in that paragraph shall be applied for the purpose mentioned in paragraph (d) of that subsection.
(3)Where the prisoner is aggrieved by a determination of the governor under subsection (1)(c) above, he may appeal against the determination to the Secretary of State.
(4)On such appeal, the Secretary of State may confirm the governor’s determination or direct the governor to vary it, so far as relating to amounts deducted or levied after the giving of the direction, in such manner as may be specified in the direction.
Commencement Information
I1S. 2 in force at 26.9.2011 for E.W. by S.I. 2011/1658, art. 2