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The Criminal Justice Act 1991 (Contracted Out Prisons) Order 1992
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1992 No. 1656
PRISONS
The Criminal Justice Act 1991 (Contracted Out Prisons) Order 1992
Made
8th July 1992
Coming into force
9th July 1992
Whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 84(3) and (4) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991(1), I hereby make the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (Contracted Out Prisons) Order 1992 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
2. Subsection (1) of section 84 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 shall have effect as if the following were omitted—
(a)the word “and” immediately following paragraph (a); and
(b)paragraph (b).
3. Section 87 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 shall have effect as if subsection (5) were omitted.
Kenneth Clarke
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
8th July 1992
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 84(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 provides that the Secretary of State may enter into a contract with another person for the running by him of any prison which is established after the commencement of section 84 and is for the confinement of remand prisoners. Section 84 was brought into force by virtue of S.I. 1991/2208. This Order amends section 84(1) so as to enable the Secretary of State to enter into such a contract for the running of any prison established after that date.
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