Prisoners (Removal of Civil Disabilities) Act 1991
5Administrator of prisoner's property
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5 Administrator of prisoner's property
(1) An application may be made to the Court for the appointment of an administrator of the property of a long term prisoner by –
(a) the prisoner; or
(b) a relative of the prisoner; or
(c) a person with an interest in the care and management of the prisoner's property.
(2) The Court shall, after considering the merits of an application made to it in accordance with subsection (1) , either –
(a) refuse the appointment of an administrator; or
(b) appoint a person to be the administrator of the prisoner's property on such terms and conditions as it considers to be the most appropriate in the circumstances.