Prison Act 1952

Prison Act 1952
Act of Parliament
Long title	An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to prisons and other institutions for offenders and related matters with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949.
Citation	1952 CHAPTER 52 15 and 16 Geo 6 and 1 Eliz 2
Dates
Royal assent	30 October 1952
Other legislation
Amended by	; Criminal Justice Act 1967; Courts Act 1971; Sex Discrimination Act 1975; Criminal Justice Act 1982; Criminal Justice Act 1991; Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006; Police and Justice Act 2006; Offender Management Act 2007; Immigration Act 2014; Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Prison Act 1952 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom.[1]

The act allows for the Secretary of State to make rules for the regulation and management of prisons, and for the classification, treatment, employment, discipline and control of persons required to be detained therein. [2]

References

"Prison Act 1952". Legislation.gov.uk. 3 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Loucks, Nancy (2000). Prison Rules: A Working Guide (PDF). London EC1V 0JR: Prison Reform Trust. pp. 1, 6, 16. ISBN 0 946209 46 4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

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[1] "Prison Act 1952". Legislation.gov.uk. 3 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] Loucks, Nancy (2000). Prison Rules: A Working Guide (PDF). London EC1V 0JR: Prison Reform Trust. pp. 1, 6, 16. ISBN 0 946209 46 4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)