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Criminal Justice Act 1961

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29Removal for other judicial purposes

(1)If the responsible Minister is satisfied, in the case of a person detained in any part of the United Kingdom in a prison, borstal institution, remand centre, detention centre or remand home, that the attendance of that person at any place in that or any other part of the United Kingdom is desirable in the interests of justice or for the purposes of any public inquiry, the responsible Minister may direct that person to be taken to that place.

(2)Where any person is directed under this section to be taken to any place he shall, unless the responsible Minister otherwise directs, be kept in custody while being so taken, while at that place, and while being taken back to the prison or other institution in which he is required in accordance with law to be detained.

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