Criminal Justice Act 1948

Part IIE+W Administrative Provisions and Provisions as to Treatment of Prisoners, etc.

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Institutions for offendersE+W

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(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4

(5)–(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5

49 Remand homes. E+W

(1)As from such date as may be specified in an order made by statutory instrument by the Secretary of State, no premises shall be used as a remand home unless a certificate of approval has been issued by the Secretary of State.

(2)The Secretary of State may by rules made under this Act apply to remand homes, with such adaptations and modifications as he thinks fit, the provisions of section seventy–nine and subsection (3) of section one hundred and six of the M1Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (which relate to the approval of schools for the purposes of that Act and the evidence of such approval).

(3)No person shall be appointed after the commencement of this Act to be in charge of a remand home established by a county council or a county borough council unless his appointment has been approved by the Secretary of State.

(4)Councils of counties and county boroughs may provide in remand homes provided for their areas facilities for the observation of any person detained therein on whose physical or mental condition a medical report may be desirable for the assistance of the court in determining the most suitable method of dealing with his case, or may, if facilities for observation are available at any other institution or place, arrange for the use of those facilities for the observation of any such person as aforesaid.

(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F6

(6)Any expenses incurred by the council of a county or county borough in giving effect to arrangements made under subsection (4) of this section, and any sums paid by such a council under subsection (4) of the last foregoing section, shall be treated for the purposes of any grant under section one hundred and four of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933, as expenses of the council in respect of remand homes.

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Rules for Management of Prisons, Etc.E+W

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53—59.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F9E+W

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62. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F11E+W

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MiscellaneousE+W

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66 Legal custody. E+W

Any person required or authorised by or under this Act to be taken to any place or to be kept in custody shall, while being so taken or kept, be deemed to be in legal custody; and a constable, while taking or keeping any such person as aforesaid, shall have all the powers, authorities, protection and privileges of a constable as well beyond his constablewick as within it.

67. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F15E+W

68. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F16E+W

F1769 Commutation of death sentence to sentence of imprisonment.E+W

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70 Amendments of Forfeiture Act, 1870.E+W

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F18

(2)Where any pension or superannuation allowance has been forfeited under section two of the M2Forfeiture Act 1870, the authority by whom the pension or allowance was granted may restore the pension or allowance either in whole or in part:

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