38Contact visiting and residential visiting

38 Contact visiting and residential visiting S. 38(1) amended by No. 45/1996 s. 17(Sch. 1 item 26). (1) The Secretary may in accordance with the regulations by instrument approve contact visiting programmes under which a prisoner's family and friends may visit and have physical contact with the prisoner. S. 38(2) amended by No. 45/1996 s. 17(Sch. 1 item 26). (2) The Secretary may in accordance with the regulations by instrument approve residential visiting programmes under which a prisoner's family may stay with the prisoner in the prison. (3) The Governor of a prison must in accordance with the regulations bring to the attention of all prisoners eligible to take part in a contact visiting programme or a residential visiting programme the privileges offered by the programme. (4) In this section ***family*** of a prisoner includes— (a) a near relative of the prisoner; and (b) any other person who has a long standing close personal relationship with the prisoner.