3—(1) In this section—
(a)“a relevant prisoner” means a person serving a sentence of imprisonment or detention who is liable to pay an offender levy imposed by a court;
(b)“earnings”, in relation to a relevant prisoner, means money earned by that prisoner for work carried out under rule 51 of the Prison and Young Offender Centre Rules (Northern Ireland) 1995 (SR 1995/8).
(2) The governor of a prison or young offenders centre, or a person authorised by the governor, may make deductions from the earnings of a relevant prisoner for the purpose of discharging or reducing the liability of that prisoner to pay the offender levy.
(3) Deductions under this section are to be made at such rate and at such times and subject to such other conditions as the Department may direct.
Commencement Information
I1S. 3 in operation at 6.6.2012 by S.R. 2012/214, art. 2(e)