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PRISONS ACT 1981 - SECT 54

54 .         Appointment of visiting justices

        (1)         The Minister may, for every prison, appoint visitors to be known as visiting justices.

        (2)         A visiting justice shall not carry out the duties of an independent prison visitor.

        (3)         Visiting justices shall be appointed from persons who are magistrates or justices of the peace.

        (4)         Appointments under this section shall be for a term of 2 years, but a visiting justice may resign at any time by notice in writing delivered to the Minister.

        [Section 54 inserted by No. 75 of 2003 s. 56(1).]

[ 55.         Deleted by No. 75 of 2003 s. 56(1).]



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