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Prisons (Property) Act 2013

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 2 Cited in Amendments 3 Related
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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
(1) After section 42 of the Prison Act 1952 insert—
    Disposal of property
    (42A) Disposal of unauthorised or unattributable property
  • “(1) The governor or director of a prison may destroy or otherwise dispose of, or arrange for the destruction or other disposal of—
  • (a) an article found in the possession of a prisoner who is not authorised to have it in his or her possession, or
  • (b) an article found inside the prison or in a prisoner escort vehicle, otherwise than in the possession of a prisoner, where—
  • (i) the owner of the article is a prisoner who is not authorised to have it in his or her possession, or
  • (ii) the owner of the article cannot be ascertained.
an article found in the possession of a prisoner who is not authorised to have it in his or her possession, orthe owner of the article is a prisoner who is not authorised to have it in his or her possession, orthe owner of the article cannot be ascertained.An article which a prisoner is authorised to have in his or her possession is to be treated for the purposes of subsection (1) as not so authorised where the governor or director of the prison reasonably believes that the article is being, has been or may be used for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (3) .concealing an article which a prisoner is not authorised to have in his or her possession;causing harm to the prisoner or others;prejudicing the security or operation of the prison.Where a prisoner is authorised to have an article in his or her possession in a particular part of the prison, subsection (1) (a) or

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