The Young Offender Institution Rules 2000

Interpretation E+W

2.—(1) In these Rules, where the context so admits, the expression-

• [F1 “adjudicator” means a person approved by the Secretary of State for the purpose of inquiring into a charge which has been referred to him;]

• “communication" includes any written or drawn communication from an inmate to any other person, whether intended to be transmitted by means of a postal service or not, and any communication from an inmate to any other person transmitted by means of a telecommunications system;

• “compulsory school age" has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996 M1 ;

• “controlled drug" means any drug which is a controlled drug for the purposes of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 M2 ;

• “governor" includes an officer for the time being in charge of a young offender institution;

• “inmate" means a person who is required to be detained in a young offender institution;

• “intercepted material" means the contents of any communication intercepted pursuant to these Rules;

• “legal adviser" means, in relation to an inmate, his counsel or solicitor, and includes a clerk acting on behalf of his solicitor;

• “minister appointed to a young offender institution" means a minister so appointed under section 10 of the Prison Act 1952;

• “officer" means an officer of a young offender institution;

• “short-term prisoner" and “long-term prisoner" have the meanings assigned to them by section 33(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 M3 , as extended by sections 43(1) and 45(1) of that Act;

• “telecommunications system" means any system (including the apparatus comprised in it) which exists for the purpose of facilitating the transmission of communications by any means involving the use of electrical or electro-magnetic energy.

(2) In these Rules a reference to—

(a) an award of additional days means additional days awarded under these Rules by virtue of section 42 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991;

(b) the Church of England includes a reference to the Church of Wales; and

(c) a reference to a numbered rule is, unless otherwise stated, a reference to the rule of that number in these Rules and a reference to a numbered paragraph is in a rule, unless otherwise stated, a reference to the paragraph of that number in that rule.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in rule 2(1) added (15.8.2002) by The Young Offender Institution (Amendment) Rules 2002 (S.I. 2002/2117), rule 1, Sch. para. 1

Marginal Citations

M1 1996 c. 56.

M2 1971 c. 53.

M3 1991 c. 53.