| Short Title: | Prison Act 1952 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Long Title: | An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to prisons and other institutions for offenders and related matters with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949. |
| Year: | 1952 |
| Citation: | 15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 52 |
| Royal Assent: | 30 October 1952 |
| Status: | amended |
| Original Text: | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6and1Eliz2/15-16/52/introduction/enacted |
| Use New Uk-Leg: | yes |
The Prison Act 1952 (15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 52) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom.[1]
The act allows for the Secretary of State to make rules for the regulation and management of prisons, and for the classification, treatment, employment, discipline and control of persons required to be detained therein.[2]