The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 No. 976

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 U.K. Amendments relating to prisons

Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 U.K.

6.  For section 42 substitute— U.K.

“42    Laying of prison rules

(1) Prison rules made by the Department are subject to negative resolution.

(2) Prison rules made by the Secretary of State are subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament in like manner as a statutory instrument and section 5 of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946(1) applies accordingly.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 4 para. 6 in force at 12.4.2010, see art. 1(2)

(1)

1946 c. 36.