Commencement Information
I1Sch. 8 wholly in force at 1.4.2000: Sch. 8 partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 130(1); specified provisions of Sch. 8 in force at 6.5.1999, 20.5.1999, 1.7.1999 and 1.4.2000 by S.I. 1998/3178, arts. 2(2), 3.
27(1)The Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)Section 2 of that Act (appointment of officers etc.) is omitted.
(3)In section 3(1) (prison officers), for the words following “Secretary of State” there is substituted—
“(1A)Every prison shall have a governor and such other officers as may be necessary.”
(4)In section 3A (medical services)—
(a)in subsection (2), for “appointing” there is substituted “ providing ” and for “appointment” there is substituted “ provision ”, and
(b)in subsection (4), for “appointed” there is substituted “ provided ”.