PART IIInmates

Discipline and Control

F1Adjudicator’s punishments60A

1

If he finds a inmate guilty of an offence against discipline the adjudicator may, subject to paragraph (2) and to rule 65, impose one or more of the following punishments:

a

any of the punishments mentioned in rule 60(1);

b

in the case of an inmate who is a short-term prisoner or long-term prisoner F2or fixed-term prisoner, an award of additional days not exceeding 42 days.

2

A caution shall not be combined with any other punishment for the same charge.

3

If an inmate is found guilty of more than one charge arising out of an incident, punishments under this rule may be ordered to run consecutively but, in the case of an award of additional days, the total period added shall not exceed 42 days and, in the case of a punishment of cellular confinement, the total period shall not exceed ten days.

4

This rule applies to an inmate who has been charged with having committed an offence against discipline before the date on which the rule came into force, in the same way as it applies to an inmate who has been charged with having committed an offence against discipline on or after that date, provided the charge is referred to the adjudicator no later than 60 days after that date.

5

Rule 58(3) shall not apply to a charge where, by virtue of paragraph (4), this rule applies to the inmate who has been charged.