21Dealing with excess property

21 Dealing with excess property

(1)  The Director may order a prisoner or detainee to deal with, in accordance with this regulation, any personal property, other than money or legal documents, that the Director considers to be excessive.

(2)  The Director may order a prisoner or detainee to do one of the following:

(a) give the property to another person, who is not a prisoner or a detainee, for safe-keeping;

(b) donate the property to a registered charity;

(c) put the property in private storage;

(d) authorise the disposal of the property.

(3)  If a prisoner or detainee fails or refuses to deal with the property in accordance with subregulation (2) within 60 days of being so ordered, the Director may deal with the property in any manner the Director thinks fit.

(4)  The Director may require the prisoner or detainee to pay the cost of dealing with any property under subregulation (3) .

(5)  Subject to subregulation (4), any money received from the disposal of property under this regulation is to be held by the Director, or a person authorised by the Director, on the prisoner's or detainee's behalf until the prisoner or detainee is released or transferred to another prison.