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Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003
sec.47Service on a prisoner
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### sec.47 Service on a prisoner
If a document is required under this Act to be given to a prisoner detained in custody, the document is taken to have been given to the prisoner if the document is given to the chief executive.
If, under subsection (1) , a document is given to the chief executive, the chief executive must give the document to the prisoner without undue delay.
s 47 amd 2006 No. 29 s 518 sch 3 ; 2007 No. 37 s 162 sch
(sec.47-ssec.1) If a document is required under this Act to be given to a prisoner detained in custody, the document is taken to have been given to the prisoner if the document is given to the chief executive.
(sec.47-ssec.2) If, under subsection (1) , a document is given to the chief executive, the chief executive must give the document to the prisoner without undue delay.