7 Contracting out of secure training centres.E+W
(1)The Secretary of State may enter into a contract with another person for the provision or running (or the provision and running) by him, or (if the contract so provides) for the running by sub-contractors of his, of any secure training centre or part of a secure training centre.
(2)While a contract for the running of a secure training centre or part of a secure training centre is in force the centre or part shall be run subject to and in accordance with the M1Prison Act 1952 and in accordance with secure training centre rules subject to such adaptations and modifications as the Secretary of State may specify in relation to contracted out secure training centres.
(3)Where the Secretary of State grants a lease or tenancy of land for the purposes of any contract under this section, none of the following enactments shall apply to it, namely—
(a)Part II of the M2Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (security of tenure);
(b)section 146 of the M3Law of Property Act 1925 (restrictions on and relief against forfeiture); and
(c)section 19 of the M4Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 and the M5Landlord and Tenant Act 1988 (covenants not to assign etc.).
In this subsection “lease or tenancy” includes an underlease or sub-tenancy.
(4)In this section—
(a)the reference to the Prison Act 1952 is a reference to that Act as it applies to secure training centres by virtue of section 43 of that Act; and
(b)the reference to secure training centre rules is a reference to rules made under section 47 of that Act for the regulation and management of secure training centres.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 7: Transfer of functions (20.4.2000) by S.I. 2000/1160, art. 4(1)(2)(i)
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