Provision, maintenance and closing of prisons
33 Power to provide prisons, etc.
1
The Secretary of State may with the approval of the Treasury alter, enlarge or rebuild any prison and build new prisons.
2
The Secretary of State may provide new prisons by declaring to be a prison any building or part of a building built for the purpose or vested in him or under his control.
3
A declaration under this section may with respect to the building or part of a building declared to be a prison make the same provisions as an order under the next following section may make with respect to an existing prison.
4
A declaration under this section may at any time be revoked by the Secretary of State.
5
A declaration under this section shall not be sufficient to vest the legal estate of any building in the F1Secretary of State.