Air Force Act 1955 (repealed)

129 Duties of governors of prisons and others to receive prisoners. F2 U.K.

(1) It shall be the duty of the governor of a civil prison, or, in so far as F1 . . . Imprisonment and Detention Rules so provide, of the superintendent or other person in charge of a prison (not being an air-force prison) in a colony, to receive any person duly sent to that prison in pursuance of the F1 . . . rules and to confine him until F1 . . . the prisoner is discharged or delivered over in due course of law.

(2) Where a person is in air-force custody in pursuance of an air-force sentence of imprisonment or detention, then on receipt of a written order in that behalf purporting to be signed by that person’s commanding officer it shall be the duty of any such governor, superintendent or other person as aforesaid, of the police officer in charge of a police station or of any person in charge of any other place in which prisoners may be lawfully confined (whether the station or place is in the United Kingdom or in a colony), to keep that person in custody for a period not exceeding seven days unless the said person is earlier discharged or delivered over in due course of law.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 129(1) repealed (11.5.2001) by 2001 c. 19, s. 38, Sch. 7 Pt. 4

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 129 extended by Guyana Independence Act 1966 (c. 14), s. 5(2)

Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation

F2 Act: the provisions of the 1955 Acts providing for findings of courts-martial to be subject to confirmation and to revision at the direction of the confirming officer cease to have effect (1.4.1997 subject to art. 3 of the commencing S.I.) by virtue of 1996 c. 46, s. 15; S.I. 1997/304, arts. 2, 3, Sch. 2