Criminal Justice Act 1982

Prison Act 1952 (c. 52)

4 In section 13(2) of the Prison Act 1952 (which among other things provides that a prisoner is to be deemed to be in legal custody while he is being taken to any place to which he is required or authorised by or under that Act to be taken, or is kept in custody in pursuance of any such requirement or authorisation) after the words " authorised by or under this Act" there shall be inserted the words " or the Criminal Justice Act 1982 ".

5 In section 22(2)(6) of that Act (removal of prisoners for medical etc. purposes)—

(a) after the word " requires " there shall be inserted the words " medical investigation or observation or "; and

(b) after the words " of the " there shall be inserted the words " investigation, observation or ".

6 In section 37(4) of that Act (closing of prisons) for the words "Borstal institution" there shall be substituted the words " youth custody centre ".

7 In section 47 of that Act (rules for the management of prisons and other institutions)—

(a) in subsection (1), for the words " Borstal institutions" there shall be substituted the words " youth custody centres "; and

(b) in subsection (5), for the words " Borstal institution " there shall be substituted the words " remand centre, youth custody centre ".

8 In section 49 of that Act (persons unlawfully at large)—

(a) in subsection (1) for the words " or Borstal training " there shall be substituted the words " custody for life or youth custody ",

and after the word " centre " where first occurring there shall be inserted the words " or a young offenders institution ";

(b) in subsection (2)—

(i) for the words " Borstal training" there shall be substituted the words " youth custody "; and

(ii) for the words " prison, Borstal institution or detention centre, as the case may be " there shall be substituted the words " place in which he is required in accordance with law to be detained "; and

(c) in paragraph (a) of the proviso to that subsection, for the words following " prison" there shall be substituted the words " , youth custody centre, remand centre or detention centre; ".

9 In section 53(1) of that Act (interpretation) for the words " subsection (2) of section forty-eight of the Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words " section 16 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 ".