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2.—(1) Rule 35 of the Detention Centre Rules 2001(1) is amended as follows.
(2) After paragraph (5), insert—
“(6) For the purposes of paragraph (3), “torture” means any act by which a perpetrator intentionally inflicts severe pain or suffering on a victim in a situation in which—
(a)the perpetrator has control (whether mental or physical) over the victim, and
(b)as a result of that control, the victim is powerless to resist.”
S.I. 2001/238 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Rules.
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