S.I. No. 223/2013 - Prisons Act 1970 (Section 7) Order 2013.

1. This Order may be cited as the Prisons Act 1970 (Section 7) Order 2013.

2. The period of 6 months beginning on 28 June 2013 is specified for the purposes of

section 7

of the

Prisons Act 1970

(No. 11 of 1970).

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

26 June 2013.

ALAN SHATTER,

Minister for Justice and Equality.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

2

nd July

, 2013.

I, ALAN SHATTER, Minister for Justice and Equality, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 7

(1) of the

Prisons Act 1970

(No. 11 of 1970) (as adapted by the Justice and Law Reform (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 (

S.I. No. 138 of 2011

)), and after consultation with the Visiting Committee to Saint Patrick’s Institution, hereby order as follows