LegalizeThe Prisons (Property) Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2015
Made: 5th March 2015
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 2(2) of the Prisons (Property) Act 2013[^f00001]:
Citation
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This Order may be cited as the Prisons (Property) Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2015.
Commencement
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Section 1 (power to destroy or otherwise dispose of property) of the Prisons (Property) Act 2013 comes into force on 26th March 2015.
Signed
Andrew Selous — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Ministry of Justice — 5th March 2015
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order brings section 1 of the Prisons (Property) Act 2013 (c. 11) (“the Act”) into force on 26thMarch2015. Section 1 of the Act inserts into the Prison Act 1952 (c. 52) a new section 42A which introduces a power for prison governors and directors to destroy or otherwise dispose of unauthorised property confiscated or found in specific circumstances.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2013 c. 11.
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