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Prisons Act · s 5

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s 5Existing building declared prison

Any house, buildings, enclosure or place or any part thereof, which immediately before 1st July 1979, being the commencement of this Act, is being used as a prison, shall be deemed to be a prison for the purposes of this

Act.

Description of prison in writs etc.