Part 2Prisons

Other amendments of the Prison Act 1952

I127Amendment of section 8A of the Prison Act 1952

1

Section 8A of the Prison Act 1952 (powers of search by authorised employees at a directly managed prison) is amended as follows.

2

In the side note, for “employees” there is substituted “ persons ”.

3

In subsections (1) and (2), for “employee” there is substituted “ person ”.

4

In subsection (3)—

a

for “authorised employee” there is substituted “ authorised person ”; and

b

for “an employee” there is substituted “ a person working at the prison, ”.