PART IPRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement1

These Rules may be cited as the Young Offender Institution Rules 1988 and shall come into force on 1st October 1988.

Interpretation2

1

In these Rules, where the context so admits, the expression:–

  • “compulsory school age” has the same meaning as in the Education Act 19442;

  • “governor” includes an officer for the time being in charge of a young offender institution;

  • “inmate” means a person detained in a young offender institution;

  • “legal adviser” means, in relation to an inmate, his counsel or solicitor, and includes a clerk acting on behalf of his solicitor;

  • “minister appointed to a young offender institution” means a minister so appointed under section 10 of the Prison Act 1952;

  • “officer” means an officer of a young offender institution.

2

In these Rules a reference to the Church of England includes a reference to the Church in Wales.

3

The Rules set out in the Schedule to this Order are hereby revoked.