Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Prison (Amendment No.2) Rules 2007 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

Amendment of the Prison Rules 1999

2. —(1) The Prison Rules 1999( 2 ) are amended as follows.

(2) In rule 82—

(a) after paragraph (1)(b)(ii) insert—

“ (iii) in rules 45, 48, 49, 53, 53A, 54, 55, 57, 60 and 61 where references to a governor shall include a reference to the director or the controller; ” ;

(b) after paragraph (1) insert—

“ (1A) The director of a prison may, with the leave of the Secretary of State, delegate any of his powers and duties under rules 45, 48, 49, 53, 53A, 55, 57, 60 and 61 to another officer of that prison. ” ;

(c) omit paragraph (2).