Statutory Instruments
2014 No. 240
Prisons, England And Wales
The Parole Board (Amendment) Rules 2014
Made
5th February 2014
Laid before Parliament
10th February 2014
Coming into force
1st April 2014
The Secretary of State makes the following Rules in exercise of the power conferred by section 239(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003( 1 ).
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) These Rules may be cited as the Parole Board (Amendment) Rules 2014 and shall come into force on 1st of April 2014.
(2) In these Rules, “the 2011 Rules” means the Parole Board Rules 2011( 2 ).
Amendments to the 2011 Rules
2. The 2011 Rules are amended as follows.
3. In rule 5 (appointment of panels)—
(a) for paragraph (2) substitute—
“ (2) In any other case, the Chairman shall appoint one or more members of the Board to constitute a panel. ” ;
(b) omit paragraph (4);
(c) renumber paragraph (5) as paragraph (4) and at the end of paragraph (4) so renumbered, omit “(a)”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Edward Faulks
Minister of State
Ministry of Justice
5th February 2014