SCHEDULE 1Modification of the Prison Rules 1999
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In rule 73 (visitors) M1—
(a)
after paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A)
During a coronavirus period, the Secretary of State may prohibit visits by all persons or classes of persons to a prison or to a prisoner in a prison for such periods of time as the Secretary of State considers necessary, if the Secretary of State considers that such prohibition is necessary as a result of the effects, or likely effects, of coronavirus on or in relation to prisoners or the prison.”;
(b)
in paragraph (2), for “Paragraph (1)” substitute “
Paragraphs (1) and (1A)
”
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