Statutory Instruments

2018 No. 960

Prisons, England And Wales

Young Offender Institutions, England And Wales

The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2018

Made

28th August 2018

Laid before Parliament

4th September 2018

Coming into force

19th October 2018

The Secretary of State makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 47(1) and (3A) of the Prison Act 1952 M1.

Marginal Citations

M11952 c. 52. Section 47(1) was amended by section 6(2) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33) and paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 9 to the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2). Section 47(3A) of the Prison Act 1952 was inserted by section 16(3) of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015.

Citation and commencementU.K.

1.  These Rules may be cited as the Prison and Young Offender Institution (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2018 and come into force on 19th October 2018.

Amendment of the Prison Rules 1999U.K.

2.—(1) The Prison Rules 1999 M2 are amended as follows.

(2) In rule 2(1) (interpretation) M3, for the definition of “specified drug”, substitute—

““specified drug” means any product or substance containing one or more of the chemical compounds listed in Schedule 2 to these Rules;”.”

(3) In rule 85(1) (revocations and savings), for “the Schedule,” substitute “ Schedule 1 ”.

(4) In the Schedule (revocations), for the heading “Schedule” substitute “ Schedule 1 ”.

F1(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

Marginal Citations

M3Rule 2 was amended by S.I. 2000/2641, 2003/3301, 2005/869, 2005/3437, 2008/597, 2009/3082, 2013/235, 2014/2169, 2016/583, 2016/945, 2018/549.

Amendment of the Young Offender Institution Rules 2000U.K.

3.—(1) The Young Offender Institution Rules 2000 M4 are amended as follows.

(2) In each of the following, for “the Schedule” substitute “ Schedule 1 ”–

(a)Rule 1(b) (citation and commencement), and

(b)Rule 89(1) (revocations and savings).

(3) In rule 2(1) (interpretation) M5, for the definition of “specified drug”, substitute—

““specified drug” means any product or substance containing one or more of the chemical compounds listed in Schedule 2 to these Rules;”.”

(4) In the Schedule (revocations), for the heading “Schedule” substitute “ Schedule 1 ”.

F2(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

Marginal Citations

M5Rule 2 was amended by S.I. 2002/2117, 2005/897, 2005/3438, 2008/599, 2009/3082, 2013/235, 2014/2169, 2016/583, 2016/945, 2018/549.

Lucy Frazer

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

Rules 2(5) and 3(5)

F3SCHEDULEU.K.

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Textual Amendments

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend the Prison Rules 1999 (S.I. 1999/728) (“the 1999 Rules”) and the Young Offender Institution Rules 2000 (S.I. 2000/3371) (“the 2000 Rules”). These Rules substitute the definition of “specified drug” in rule 2(1) of the 1999 Rules and rule 2(1) of the 2000 Rules with a revised definition in rule 2(1) and a new Schedule 2. Products or substances that fall within the revised definitions are “specified drugs” for the purposes of section 16A (testing prisoners for drugs) of the Prison Act 1952 (c. 52) (“the Act.”). The effect of section 16A of the Act is that a prison officer can require a prisoner or an inmate to provide a sample for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is a specified drug in the body of the prisoner or inmate. These Rules amend the definition of “specified drug” to include a number of additional chemical compounds. These comprise of a mixture of psychoactive substances, prescription only medicines and pharmacy medicines. The effect of the amendment is that prisoners and inmates can be tested for these additional substances.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.