PART 1VICTIMS AND WITNESSES

CHAPTER 1THE OFFENDER LEVY

Offender levy imposed by court

3Deduction of offender levy imposed by court from prisoner's earnings

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.