The Prison (Scotland) Amendment Rules 1988

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 1988-03-10
State In force
Department Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament
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Made: 10th March 1988

Coming into force: 14th March 1988

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 35 as read with section 7 of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1952[^f00001], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, considering that a draft of the following rules has been laid before Parliament, that the period of 40 days has expired and that neither House has resolved that the rules be not made, hereby making the following rules:

Citation and commencement

1

These Rules may be cited as the Prison (Scotland) Amendment Rules 1988 and shall come into force on 14th March 1988.

Amendment of the Prison (Scotland) Rules 1952

2

In the Schedule to the Prison (Scotland) Rules 1952[^f00002]after the entry relating to Edinburgh Prison, there shall be inserted the following entry:—

Name of Prison Names of Appointing Authorities Numbers of members to be appointed
Glenochil Central Regional Council 5
Clackmannan District Council 52
City of Dundee District Council 1
Falkirk District Council 1
Stirling District Council 1
Fife Regional Council 2
Dunfermline District Council 51
Lothian Regional Council 2
Edinburgh District Council 1
Strathclyde Regional Council 52
Glasgow District Council 1
Tayside Regional Council 2
Perth and Kinross District Council 1
— 22.

Signed

James Douglas-Hamilton — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office — 10th March 1988

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend the Prison (Scotland) Rules 1952 to provide for the constitution of a Visiting Committee for Glenochil Prison.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1952 c. 61; section 7 was amended by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), Schedule 7, Part II, paragraph 109.

[^f00002]: S.I. 1952/565; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1979/1630, 1984/2058 and 1987/2231

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