Division 2—Transfer of prisoners Pt 8 Div. 2 (Heading and s. 56) amended by Nos 16/1987 s. 4(3)(Sch. 1 item 7(e)), 16/1991 s. 3(2)-(5), 45/1996 s. 17(Sch. 1 item 37(a)(b)), substituted as Pt 8 Div. 2 (Heading and ss 56–56AB) by No. 45/2001 s. 16. S. 56 56 Transfers between prisons substituted by No. 45/2001 The Secretary may, by instrument, direct the s. 16. transfer of a prisoner or a class of prisoner from one prison to another or from one part of a prison to another part of a prison. S. 56AA 56AA Transfers to and from police gaols inserted by No. 45/2001 (1) The Secretary may, by instrument, direct the s. 16. transfer of a prisoner from a prison to a police gaol. (2) The Secretary may, by instrument, authorise the transfer from a police gaol to a prison of a person who is in the legal custody of the Chief Commissioner of Police under Part 1A. S. 56AB 56AB Legal custody of prisoners and detainees transferred (Heading) to institutions and designated mental health services amended by No. 26/2014 (1) This section applies if a prisoner in a prison or a s. 455(Sch. item 6.3). person detained in a police gaol is transferred S. 56AB from the prison or police gaol to— inserted by No. 45/2001 s. 16. S. 56AB(1)(a) (a) a designated mental health service within the substituted by meaning of the Mental Health Act 2014 in No. 26/2014 accordance with that Act; s. 455(Sch. item 6.4).
Pt 8 Div. 2 (Heading and s. 56) amended by Nos 16/1987 s. 4(3)(Sch. 1 item 7(e)), 16/1991 s. 3(2)-(5), 45/1996 s. 17(Sch. 1 item 37(a)(b)), substituted as Pt 8 Div. 2 (Heading and ss 56–56AB) by No. 45/2001 s. 16. Division 2—Transfer of prisoners S. 56 substituted by No. 45/2001 s. 16. 56 Transfers between prisons The Secretary may, by instrument, direct the transfer of a prisoner or a class of prisoner from one prison to another or from one part of a prison to another part of a prison. S. 56AA inserted by No. 45/2001 s. 16. 56AA Transfers to and from police gaols (1) The Secretary may, by instrument, direct the transfer of a prisoner from a prison to a police gaol. (2) The Secretary may, by instrument, authorise the transfer from a police gaol to a prison of a person who is in the legal custody of the Chief Commissioner of Police under Part 1A. S. 56AB (Heading) amended by No. 26/2014 s. 455(Sch. item 6.3). S. 56AB inserted by No. 45/2001 s. 16. 56AB Legal custody of prisoners and detainees transferred to institutions and designated mental health services (1) This section applies if a prisoner in a prison or a person detained in a police gaol is transferred from the prison or police gaol to— S. 56AB(1)(a) substituted by No. 26/2014 s. 455(Sch. item 6.4). (a) a designated mental health service within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 2014 in accordance with that Act;
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