S.I. No. 391/1996:

TEMPORARY RELEASE OF OFFENDERS (THE CURRAGH) RULES, 1996.

TEMPORARY RELEASE OF OFFENDERS (THE CURRAGH) RULES, 1996.

I, NORA OWEN, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1960 (No. 27 of 1960), as applied by section 4 of the Prisons Act, 1970 (No. 11 of 1970), hereby make the following Rules:

1. These Rules may be cited as the Temporary Release of Offenders (the Curragh) Rules, "1996.

2. In these Rules –

"the Minister" means the Minister for Justice;

"the Curragh" means the place of detention situate at the Curragh in the County of Kildare, being a place provided by the Minister under section 2 of the Prisons Act, 1970 (No. 11 of 1970).

3. The Governor, or other officer for the time being in charge of the Curragh may, subject to –

( a ) any conditions which the Governor or such other officer may impose,

( b ) any directions of the Minister, and

( c ) any exceptions which may be specified in directions of the Minister, release temporarily for a specified period persons detained therein.

4. Directions of the Minister under Rule 3 of these Rules may be given in relation to releases generally or in relation to a particular release or series of releases or in relation to the release of any category or class of person.

5. In addition to any other conditions which may be imposed in any particular case, the release of a person under these Rules shall be subject to the following conditions, namely, that –

( a ) the person shall keep the peace and be of good behaviour during the period of release, and

( b ) the person shall be of sober habits.

6. Where it is proposed to release a person under these Rules –

( a ) a notice in the form set out in the Schedule to these Rules, or in a form to the like effect, shall be completed, and shall be signed by the person making the release, being the Governor or other officer for the time being in charge of the Curragh, and

( b ) the person whom it is proposed to release shall be given a copy of the notice and shall acknowledge its receipt by signing or placing his mark on the original notice in the presence of a witness who shall also sign the original notice.

7. Where a person is released under these Rules, he shall return to the Curragh on or before the expiration of the period for which he was temporarily released, and failure to do so or the breach by him of a condition to which his release was made subject shall be deemed to be a breach of the discipline of the Curragh.

SCHEDULE

NOTICE

CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT, 1960 .

PRISONS ACT, 1970 .

TEMPORARY RELEASE FROM THE CURRAGH, COUNTY KILDARE

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 16th day of December, 1996.

NORA OWEN

Minister for Justice

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Rules make provision in relation to the temporary release of offenders from the place of detention, the Curragh, County Kildare.