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Status: In Force
Penalty ceiling: Regulated

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The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015 136 duties

Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 114 duties

The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2023 94 duties

The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 89 duties

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s.085 Officers of contracted out prisons. Regulated

Contractor must cooperate with the controller to facilitate their dutiesContractor

s.088 Intervention by the Secretary of State. Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Secretary of State may appoint a Crown governor to take over a failing contracted-out prisonCrown / Minister / Government department

113 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Restrictions on imposing custodial sentences.

s.002 Length of custodial sentences.

s.003 Procedural requirements for custodial sentences.

s.004 Additional requirements in the case of mentally disordered offenders.

s.005 Suspended and extended sentences of imprisonment.

s.006 Restrictions on imposing community sentences.

s.007 Procedural requirements for community sentences.

s.008 Probation orders.

s.009 Additional requirements which may be included in such orders.

s.010 Community service orders.

s.011 Orders combining probation and community service.

s.012 Curfew orders.

s.013 Electronic monitoring of curfew orders.

s.014 Enforcement

s.015 Regulation of community orders.

s.016 Reciprocal enforcement of certain orders.

s.017 Increase of certain maxima.

s.018 Fixing of certain fines by reference to units.

s.019 Fixing of fines in other cases.

s.020 Statements as to offenders’ means.

s.020 False statements as to financial circumstances.

s.021 Remission of fines fixed under section 18.

s.022 Default in paying fines fixed under that section.

s.023 Default in other cases.

s.024 Recovery of fines etc. by deductions from universal credit and income support.

s.025 Committals for sentence.

s.026 Alteration of certain penalties.

s.027 Treatment of offenders under 1983 Act.

s.028 Savings for mitigation and mentally disordered offenders.

s.029 Effect of previous convictions etc.

s.030 Rules, regulations and orders.

s.031 Interpretation of Part I.

s.032 The Parole Board.

s.033 Duty to release short-term and long-term prisoners.

s.033 Duty to release prisoners: special cases.

s.034 Duty to release discretionary life prisoners.

s.034 Power to release short-term prisoners on licence.

s.035 Power to release long-term and life prisoners.

s.036 Power to release prisoners on compassionate grounds.

s.037 Duration and conditions of licences.

s.037 Curfew condition to be included in licence under section 34A.

s.038 Breach of licence conditions by short-term prisoners.

s.038 Breach of curfew condition.

s.039 Recall of long-term and life prisoners while on licence.

s.040 Convictions during currency of original sentences.

s.040 Release on licence following return to prison.

s.041 Remand time to count towards time served.

s.042 Additional days for disciplinary offences.

s.043 Young offenders.

s.044 Extended sentences for sexual or violent offenders.

s.044 Re-release of prisoners serving extended sentences.

s.045 Fine defaulters and contemnors.

s.046 Persons liable to removal from the United Kingdom.

s.046 Early removal of persons liable to removal from United Kingdom

s.046 Re-entry into United Kingdom of offender removed early from prison

s.047 Persons extradited to the United Kingdom.

s.048 Life prisoners transferred to England and Wales.

s.049 Alteration by order of relevant proportions of sentences.

s.050 Transfer by order of certain functions to Board.

s.051 Interpretation of Part II.

s.052 Competence of children as witnesses.

s.053 Notices of transfer in certain cases involving children.

s.054 Video recordings of testimony from child witnesses.

s.055 Further amendments of enactments relating to children’s evidence.

s.056 Attendance at court of parent or guardian.

s.057 Responsibility of parent or guardian for financial penalties.

s.058 Binding over of parent or guardian.

s.059 Detention at a police station.

s.060 Remands and committals to local authority accommodation.

s.061 Provision by local authorities of secure accommodation.

s.061 Cost of secure accommodation.

s.062 Transitory provisions pending provision of secure accommodation.

s.063 Custodial sentences under 1982 Act.

s.064 Custodial sentences under 1933 Act.

s.065 Supervision of young offenders after release.

s.066 Supervision orders.

s.067 Attendance centre orders.

s.068 Persons aged 17 to be treated as young persons for certain purposes.

s.069 Non-appearance of persons aged 16 or 17: plea of guilty.

s.070 Renaming of juvenile courts etc.

s.071 Amendments to service law.

s.072 Repeal of certain provisions not brought in force.

s.073 Inspectors of probation.

s.074 Default power where probation committee fails to discharge statutory duty.

s.075 The inner London probation area.

s.076 Provision of court security officers.

s.077 Powers and duties of court security officers.

s.078 Protection of court security officers.

s.079 Duties of responsible authorities.

s.080 Arrangements for the provision of prisoner escorts.

s.081 Monitoring etc. of prisoner escort arrangements.

s.082 Powers and duties of prisoner custody officers acting in pursuance of such arrangements.

s.083 Breaches of discipline by prisoners under escort.

s.084 Contracting out prisons etc.

s.086 Powers and duties of prisoner custody officers employed at contracted out prisons.

s.086 Power of prisoner custody officers to detain suspected offenders

s.086 Powers of authorised persons to perform custodial duties

s.087 Consequential modifications of 1952 Act.

s.088 Contracted out functions at directly managed prisons.

s.089 Certification of prisoner custody officers

s.090 Protection of prisoner custody officers.

s.091 Wrongful disclosure of information.

s.092 Interpretation of Part IV.

s.093 Cash limits for magistrates’ courts.

s.094 Cash limits for probation services.

s.095 Information for financial and other purposes.

s.096 Grants out of money provided by Parliament.

s.097 Grants by probation committees.

s.098 Expenses etc. under Act.

s.099 General interpretation.

s.100 Minor and consequential amendments.

s.101 Transitional provisions, savings and repeals.

s.102 Short title, commencement and extent.

Schedules

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109 other schedules

s.sch001 Discharge Absolute and conditional discharge. (1) Where a court by or before which a person...

s.sch001 Schedule 1A Additional Requirements in Probation Orders Requirements as to...

s.sch002 (1) In this Schedule “relevant order” means any of the...

s.sch002 Where by virtue of paragraph 9(2)(b) above an offender is...

s.sch002 (1) On the making under this Part of this Schedule...

s.sch002 Paragraph 6A above shall apply for the purposes of paragraphs...

s.sch002 Where under this Part of this Schedule a relevant order...

s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies where, at any time while a...

s.sch002 (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 12 above,...

s.sch002 (1) Where the medical practitioner or other person by whom...

s.sch002 (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of section 63(2), (7)...

s.sch002 Where— (a) a community service order is in force in...

s.sch002 No order may be made under paragraph 12 above, and...

s.sch002 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, where a court proposes...

s.sch002 (1) On the making under this Part of this Schedule...

s.sch002 (1) If at any time while a relevant order is...

s.sch002 (1) If it is proved to the satisfaction of a...

s.sch002 (1) Where under paragraph 2 or by virtue of paragraph...

s.sch002 (1) Without prejudice to paragraphs 7 and 8 below, an...

s.sch002 (1) Any exercise by a court of its powers under...

s.sch002 (1) Where a relevant order was made by a magistrates’...

s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies where a relevant order made by...

s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies where— (a) a relevant order made...

s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies where a probation order is in...

s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies where— (a) an offender in respect...

s.sch003 (1) Where a court considering the making of a probation...

s.sch003 (1) Where ... a court in Northern Ireland considering the...

s.sch003 (1) Where a probation order is made or amended in...

s.sch003 (1) Where a court considering the making of a probation...

s.sch003 (1) Where a court considering the making of a community...

s.sch003 Paragraphs 1 and 3 above shall apply in relation to...

s.sch003 (1) Where a community order is made or amended in...

s.sch003 (1) The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 shall be amended...

s.sch003 Section 72 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (supervision...

s.sch004 In section 27 of the 1973 Act (breach of requirement...

s.sch004 In section 97 of the 1980 Act (maximum fine for...

s.sch004 In section 12 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981...

s.sch004 In section 14 of that Act (maximum fine for contempt...

s.sch005 (1) The Board shall not be regarded as the servant...

s.sch005 (1) It shall be the duty of the Board—

s.sch005 The Board shall as soon as practicable after the end...

s.sch005 (1) The Board shall consist of a chairman and not...

s.sch005 (1) The Board may pay to each member such remuneration...

s.sch005 (1) Subject to the provisions of section 32(5) of this...

s.sch005 (1) The Board may appoint such number of employees as...

s.sch005 (1) Employment with the Board shall be included among the...

s.sch005 (1) The Secretary of State shall pay to the Board—...

s.sch005 The application of the seal of the Board shall be...

s.sch005 Any document purporting to be an instrument issued by the...

s.sch006 (1) A notice of transfer shall specify the proposed place...

s.sch006 (1) If a magistrates’ court has remanded in custody a...

s.sch006 For the purposes of the Criminal Procedure (Attendance of Witnesses)...

s.sch006 (1) The Attorney General— (a) shall by regulations make provision...

s.sch006 (1) Where a notice of transfer has been given, any...

s.sch006 (1) Except as provided by this paragraph, it shall not...

s.sch006 (1) Where a notice of transfer has been given in...

s.sch006 (1) In subsection (2) of section 2 of the Administration...

s.sch008 (1) Section 31 of the 1933 Act shall be renumbered...

s.sch008 In section 43(3) of the 1952 Act (remand centres, young...

s.sch008 In section 29(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act...

s.sch008 (1) Section 29 of the 1969 Act shall be renumbered...

s.sch008 In section 5(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974...

s.sch008 (1) Part I of the 1980 Act (criminal jurisdiction and...

s.sch009 In section 71A of the Army Act 1955 and the...

s.sch009 In section 71AA of those Acts (young service offenders: custodial...

s.sch009 For subsection (2) of section 93 of those Acts (evidence...

s.sch009 In paragraph 10 of Schedule 5A to those Acts (civilian...

s.sch009 In section 43A of the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (life...

s.sch009 In section 43AA of that Act (young service offenders: custodial...

s.sch009 For subsections (2) and (3) of section 60 of that...

s.sch009 In paragraph 10 of Schedule 4A to that Act (civilian...

s.sch010 In this Schedule— “certificate” means a certificate under section 89...

s.sch010 (1) Any person may apply to the Secretary of State...

s.sch010 (1) This paragraph applies where at any time—

s.sch010 Where at any time it appears to the Secretary of...

s.sch010 If any person, for the purpose of obtaining a certificate...

s.sch011 In section 38(2) of the 1933 Act (false evidence by...

s.sch011 (1) In Schedule 1 to the Juries Act 1974, Group...

s.sch011 (1) Section 67 of the 1967 Act (remand time to...

s.sch011 In section 1(4) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974...

s.sch011 (1) Paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to that Act (restrictions...

s.sch011 In section 1(2) of the Licensed Premises (Exclusion of Certain...

s.sch011 In section 20(2)(b) of that Act (procedure where summary trial...

s.sch011 (1) In subsection (2) of section 143 of that Act...

s.sch011 In paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 4 to that Act (maximum...

s.sch011 (1) Section 12(2) of the Contempt of Court Act 1981...

s.sch011 In section 10(2) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (appeal...

s.sch011 (1) In section 2 of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act...

s.sch011 In section 22(11) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985...

s.sch011 In section 34 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (abolition...

s.sch011 (1) Without prejudice to the generality of section 70(2) of...

s.sch012 Prison rules made by virtue of section 42 of this...

s.sch012 In relation to an existing prisoner or licensee whose sentence...

s.sch012 (1) In relation to an existing prisoner or licensee on...

s.sch012 Part II of this Act shall apply in relation to...

s.sch012 (1) In this paragraph— “section 23” means section 23 of...

s.sch012 (1) Subsection (2)(a) of section 60 of this Act shall...

s.sch012 Section 64 of this Act shall not apply in any...

s.sch012 Section 65 of this Act shall not apply in relation...

s.sch012 (1) Paragraphs 1, 3, 4 and 6 of Schedule 8...

s.sch012 In relation to any time before the commencement of section...

s.sch012 For the purposes of this Schedule proceedings for an offence...

s.sch012 Section 17 of this Act shall not apply in relation...

s.sch012 Neither of subsections (3) and (4) of section 26 of...

s.sch012 (1) In this paragraph and paragraphs 9 to 11 below—...

s.sch012 (1) This paragraph applies where, in the case of an...

s.schedule/4/part/iv/paragraph/wrapper1n2 Schedule 6A Fines that may be Altered under Section 143...

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Criminal Justice Act 1991

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