Words in s. 23(2) substituted (26.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1149, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 17
S. 23(3) excluded (1.9.2001) by 2001 c. 17, s. 42, Sch. 7 para. 2(1)(c); S.I. 2001/2161, art. 2
Words substituted by Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), Sch. 14 para. 10(a)
Words in s. 23(4) inserted (3.2.1995) by 1994 c. 33, s. 168(2), Sch. 10 para. 11; S.I. 1995/127, art. 2(1), Sch. Appendix B
Words in s. 23(3) substituted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 10 para. 2(a); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(h)
S. 23(3A) omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 10 para. 2(b); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(h)
Words in s. 23(4) inserted (20.3.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), s. 95(1), Sch. 9 para. 6; S.I. 2015/778, art. 2(1)(c)
Words in Act substituted (1.10.1988) by Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33), Sch. 8 para. 1
Words in s. 23(3) inserted (12.12.2023) by Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Act 2023 (c. 25), ss. 1(2), 3(3); S.I. 2023/1329, reg. 2
S. 23(3B)-(3D) inserted (12.12.2023) by Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Act 2023 (c. 25), ss. 1(3), 3(3); S.I. 2023/1329, reg. 2
S. 23(5)(6) inserted (12.12.2023) by Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Act 2023 (c. 25), ss. 1(4), 3(3); S.I. 2023/1329, reg. 2
For the purposes of rules under section forty-seven of the
Without prejudice to any power to make provision by rules under the said section forty-seven for the confiscation of money or articles conveyed or deposited in contravention of the said Act or of the rules, provision may be made by such rules for the withholding from prisoners (subject to such exceptions as may be prescribed by the rules) of any money or other article sent to them
Provided that in relation to a prisoner committed to prison in default of payment of any sum of money, the rules shall provide for the application of any money withheld as aforesaid in or towards the satisfaction of the amount due from him unless, upon being informed of the receipt of the money, he objects to its being so applied.
A prisoner who would, apart from this subsection, be discharged on any of the days to which this subsection applies in his case shall
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The Secretary of State may direct that a prisoner who would, apart from this subsection, be discharged on a working day immediately before a non-working day, must instead be discharged on a day referred to in subsection (3C).
The days are—
the last eligible working day before the day on which the prisoner would otherwise be discharged;
the last eligible working day before that eligible working day.
In this section—
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a Saturday or Sunday, Christmas Day, or Good Friday, or
any day that is a bank holiday under section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in England and Wales;
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In this section the references to prisons and prisoners include references respectively to
In subsections (3), (3B) and (3C), the references to a prisoner also include references to a person detained in—
a secure children’s home, or
a secure 16 to 19 Academy,
in pursuance of a sentence or order referred to in section 163(1) of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.
In subsection (5)—
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a children’s home in England, within the meaning given in section 1 of the Care Standards Act 2000, which provides accommodation for the purposes of restricting liberty;
residential premises in Wales which provide a secure accommodation service, within the meaning given in Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 2);
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