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12. In rule 73 (visitors)(1)—
(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)”.
(1)
Rule 73 was amended by S.I. 2000/2641 and S.I. 2008/597.