Defence (Amendment) Act 2007

Amendment of section 231 of Principal Act (duty of governor of prison to receive prisoners).

68.— Section 231 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (1), by substituting “military prisoners” for “prisoners”, and

(b) by substituting the following for subsection (2):

“(2) The governor of every prison shall also receive into his custody any person subject to military law in service custody upon delivery to the governor of a written order, purporting to be signed by the commanding officer of that person, for any period not exceeding 8 days (which shall not include the day on which the order is made), or any further such order or orders so made for any further such period or periods.”.