Prisons Regulations · 2002 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Custody of Prisoners
45. Access to counsel
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A prisoner in a prison who is represented by a legal adviser may, for the purposes in paragraph (2) —
be visited by the legal adviser at reasonable times during working days; and
write letters to and receive letters from the legal adviser.
The purposes mentioned in paragraph (1) are as follows:
preparing for criminal proceedings in which the prisoner is an accused person;
any other purpose that the Superintendent of the prison may allow.
To avoid doubt, paragraph (1)(a) does not apply to any person accompanying or assisting the legal adviser.
Subregulation 1
A prisoner in a prison who is represented by a legal adviser may, for the purposes in paragraph (2) —
be visited by the legal adviser at reasonable times during working days; and
write letters to and receive letters from the legal adviser.
Subregulation 2
The purposes mentioned in paragraph (1) are as follows:
preparing for criminal proceedings in which the prisoner is an accused person;
any other purpose that the Superintendent of the prison may allow.
Subregulation 3
To avoid doubt, paragraph (1)(a) does not apply to any person accompanying or assisting the legal adviser.