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The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Coronavirus, etc.) (Amendment) (No. 3) Rules 2020
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PRISONS, ENGLAND AND WALES
YOUNG OFFENDER INSTITUTIONS, ENGLAND AND WALES
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2023-03-16
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These Rules amend the Prison Rules 1999 (S.I. 1999/728) (“the 1999 Rules”), the Young Offender Institution Rules 2000 (S.I. 2000/3371) (“the 2000 Rules”) and the Prison and Young Offender Institution (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/508) (“the 2020 Rules”). The Rules provide for the following categories of amendments:— clarification in relation to directions made providing for coronavirus restricted temporary release of certain offenders directed by the Secretary of State in response to the coronavirus pandemic;— additions to the list of specified drugs for the purposes of section 16A (testing prisoners for drugs) of the Prison Act 1952 (c. 52) (“the Act”); and— amendments to the definition of a transition period in the 2020 Rules.
1952 c. 52. Section 47(1) was amended by section 6(2) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33) and paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 9 to the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2). Section 47(3A) was inserted by section 16(3) of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015. Section 47(5) was amended by Schedule 4 to the Criminal Justice Act 1961 (c. 39), paragraph 33 of Schedule 8 to the Courts Act 1971 (c. 23), paragraph 7(b) of Schedule 14 to the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48), section 6(4) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 and paragraph 3(5) of Schedule 9 to the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015.