The Prison (Amendment) Rules 1987

Statutory Instruments

1987 No. 1256

PRISONS

The Prison (Amendment) Rules 1987

Made

16th July 1987

Laid before Parliament

22nd July 1987

Coming into force

13th August 1987

In pursuance of sections 25(1) and 47 of the Prison Act 1952(1)I hereby make the following Rules:

1.  These Rules may be cited as the Prison (Amendment) Rules 1987 and shall come into force on 13th August 1987.

2.  Rule 5 of the Prison Rules 1964(2)(which relates to remission of sentence) shall be amended by inserting in paragraph (2)(a)—

(a) at the beginning, the words “in the case of a sentence for a term of more than 12 months,” and

(b) after the word “imprisonment)”, the words “and in the case of a sentence for a term not exceeding 12 months, one-half of that total”.

Douglas Hurd

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Home Office

16th July 1987

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend rule 5 (remission of sentence) of the Prison Rules 1964 so as to increase from one-third to one-half the remission which may be granted in relation to sentences for a term of 12 months or less.

(1)

1952 c. 52; section 47 was amended by the Criminal Justice Act 1961 (c. 39), Schedule 4, the Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c. 80), section 66(5), the Courts Act 1971 (c. 23). Schedule 8, paragraph 33 and the Criminal Justice Act 1952 (c. 45), Schedule 14, paragraph 7. Section 47 of the 1952 Act was also affected by an amendment to section 52(2) of that Act by the Criminal Justice Act 1967, section 66(4).

(2)

S.I. 1964/388; rule 5 was substituted by S.I. 1968/440 and amended by S.I. 1972/1860, 1981/70, 1982/260, 1953/565