S.I. No. 116/1997 - Detention of Offenders (Restrictions on Privileges) Regulations, 1997
S.I. No. 116 of 1997. | ||
DETENTION OF OFFENDERS (RESTRICTIONS ON PRIVILEGES) REGULATIONS, 1997 | ||
I, Nora Owen, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the Prisons Act, 1970 (No. 11 of 1970), hereby make the following Regulations: 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Detention of Offenders (Restrictions on Privileges) Regulations, 1997. 2. The Detention of Offenders (Shanganagh Castle) Regulations, 1970 ( S.I. No. 313 of 1970 ), are hereby amended in Regulation 5 by the substitution for clause (i) of subparagraph (c) of paragraph (1) of the following: | ||
"(i) in case the restriction is imposed by the Governor | ||
(I) three months where the offender is under sentence of penal servitude, and | ||
(II) two months in the case of any other offender,". 3. The Detention of Offenders (Loughan House) Regulations, 1973 ( S.I. No. 60 of 1973 ), are hereby amended in Regulation 5 by the substitution for clause (i) of subparagraph (c) of paragraph (1) of the following: | ||
"(i) n case the restriction is imposed by the Governor | ||
(I) three months where the offender is under sentence of penal servitude, and | ||
(II) two months in the case of any other offender,". 4. The Detention of Offenders (Training Unit) Regulations, 1975 ( S.I. No. 251 of 1975 ), are hereby amended in Regulation 5 by the substitution for subparagraph (c) of paragraph (1) of the following: | ||
"( c ) a restriction of visits, communications and any other privileges for a period not exceeding | ||
(i) three months where an offender is under sentence of penal servitude, and | ||
(ii) two months in the case of any other offender,". 5. The Detention of Offenders (Shelton Abbey) Regulations, 1976 ( S.I. No. 293 of 1976 ), are hereby amended in Regulation 5 by the substitution for subparagraph (c) of paragraph (1) of the following: | ||
"( c ) restriction of visits, communications and any other privileges for a period not exceeding | ||
(i) three months where an offender is under sentence of penal servitude, and | ||
(ii) two months in the case of any other offender,". 6. The Detention of Offenders (Fort Mitchel) Regulations, 1985 ( S.I. No. 104 of 1985 ), are hereby amended in Regulation 5 by the substitution for subparagraph (c) of paragraph (1) of the following: | ||
"( c ) restriction of visits, communications and any other privileges for a period not exceeding— | ||
(i) three months where an offender is under sentence of penal servitude, and | ||
(ii) two months in the case of any other offender,". 7. The Detention of Offenders (Wheatfield) Regulations, 1989 ( S.I. No. 135 of 1989 ), are hereby amended in Regulation 5 by the substitution for subparagraph (c) of paragraph (1) of the following: | ||
"( c ) a restriction of visits, communications and any other privileges for a period not exceeding | ||
(i) three months where an offender is under sentence of penal servitude, and | ||
(ii) two months in the case of any other offender,". 8. The Detention of Offenders (Unit A Castlerea) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 361 of 1996 ), are hereby amended in Regulation 5 by the substitution for subparagraph (c) of paragraph (1) of the following: | ||
"( c ) a restriction of visits, communications and any other privileges for a period not exceeding | ||
(i) three months where an offender is under sentence of penal servitude, and | ||
(ii) two months in the case of any other offender,". 9. The Detention of Offenders (The Curragh) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 390 of 1996 ), are hereby amended in Regulation 5 by the substitution for subparagraph (c) of paragraph (1) of the following: | ||
"( c ) a restriction of visits, communications and any other privileges for a period not exceeding | ||
(i) three months where an offender is under sentence of penal servitude, and | ||
(ii) two months in the case of any other offender,". | ||
Given under my Official Seal, this 12th day of March, 1997. | ||
Nora Owen | ||
Minister for Justice. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
These Regulations amend certain restrictions on privileges which may be imposed in places of detention as provided under Section 2 of the Prisons Act 1970 . |