Prisoners (Temporary Release) Rules, 1960

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 167/1960
• Year: 1960

S.I. No. 167 of 1960.

PRISONERS (TEMPORARY RELEASE) RULES, 1960.

I, OSCAR TRAYNOR, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1960 (No. 27 of 1960), hereby make the following rules:— 1. These Rules may be cited as the Prisoners (Temporary Release) Rules, 1960. 2. In these Rules—

"the Minister" means the Minister for Justice;

"Saint Patrick's Institution" means the institution called and known as "Saint Patricks" and situate at North Circular Road, Dublin. 3.—(1) The Governor or other officer in charge for the time being of a prison may, subject to the directions of the Minister and subject to any exceptions which may be specified in directions of the Minister, release temporarily for a specified period a person serving a sentence of penal servitude or imprisonment in that prison.

(2) The Governor or other officer in charge for the time being of Saint Patrick's Institution may, subject to the directions of the Minister and subject to any exceptions which may be specified in directions of the Minister, release temporarily a person serving a sentence of detention in Saint Patrick's Institution. 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,

(b) the person shall be of sober habits,

(c) the person shall not communicate with, or publish or cause to be published any matter by means of, newspapers or any other publishing medium or engage in public controversy. 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 person for the time being in charge of the prison or of Saint Patrick's Institution, as the case may be,

(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...