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44.—(1) Any money or other article (other than a letter or other communication) sent to a convicted prisoner [F1by post] shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of this rule, and the prisoner shall be informed of the manner in which it is dealt with.
(2) Any cash shall, at the discretion of the governor, be—
(a)dealt with in accordance with rule 43(3);
(b)returned to the sender; or
(c)in a case where the sender’s name and address are not known, paid to the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders, for its general purposes:
Provided that in relation to a prisoner committed to prison in default of payment of any sum of money, the prisoner shall be informed of the receipt of the cash and, unless he objects to its being so applied, it shall be applied in or towards the satisfaction of the amount due from him.
(3) Any security for money shall, at the discretion of the governor, be—
(a)delivered to the prisoner or placed with his property at the prison;
(b)returned to the sender; or
(c)encashed and the cash dealt with in accordance with paragraph (2).
(4) Any other article to which this rule applies shall, at the discretion of the governor, be—
(a)delivered to the prisoner or placed with his property at the prison;
(b)returned to the sender; or
(c)in a case where the sender’s name and address are not known or the article is of such a nature that it would be unreasonable to return it, sold or otherwise disposed of, and the net proceeds of any sale applied in accordance with paragraph (2).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in rule 44(1) substituted (26.3.2001) by The Postal Services Act 2000 (Consequential Modifications No. 1) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/1149), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 130
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