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PRISONS REGULATIONS 1982 - REG 53

53 .         Visits — general

        (1)         Subject to section 62 of the Act and subregulation (3), every visit to a prisoner shall take place in the presence of or under the general supervision of a prison officer in such area, or areas, of the prison as are designated for the purpose by the superintendent.

        (2)         Subject to section 63 of the Act a prisoner may refuse to see or to speak to any visitor.

        (3)         Every visit to a prisoner shall be a contact visit unless the superintendent determines that, for the purpose of the preservation of the good order and security of the prison, the visit shall be a non‑contact visit.

        [Regulation 53 amended: Gazette 2 Nov 1999 p. 5474.]



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