57DProvisions applying to all custodial community permits

57D Provisions applying to all custodial community permits (1) The Secretary may only issue a custodial community permit to a prisoner if the Secretary is satisfied that— (a) adequate consideration has been given to the safety and welfare of the prisoner and members of the public; and (b) facilities exist for the provision of adequate and suitable escort and transport where necessary; and (c) in addition to the requirements of this Division, the issuing of the permit complies with any requirements set out in the regulations. (2) In issuing a custodial community permit, the Secretary— (a) must comply with any requirements set out in the regulations; and (b) may impose any conditions on the permit that he or she thinks are appropriate. (3) A custodial community permit— (a) authorises the prisoner to be absent from the prison for the period stated in the permit; and (b) is subject to any relevant conditions set out in the regulations and any other conditions set out in the permit. (4) The Secretary may issue a custodial community permit in accordance with this section to a prisoner who is not in a prison. (5) If the Secretary issues a custodial community permit to a prisoner who is not in a prison, the Secretary must nominate a prison as the prison from which the prisoner is authorised to be absent. (6) Nothing in this Division is intended to prevent the Secretary from re-issuing a permit that has expired. (7) In the case of a person referred to in section 57C(1)(b), a reference to a prisoner in this section is to be read as a reference to the person. S. 58 substituted by No. 16/1991 s. 15(1).