Court Martial Act 2007

Miscellaneous and administrative provisions - Administrative provisions - Appointment of Registrar, clerks, and other officers of Court Martial

80: Registrar to be Inspector of Service Penal Establishments

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"The Registrar is also in charge of checking service prisons."

You have a special job called the Registrar. Because of this job, you are also the Inspector of Service Penal Establishments. You do important work as the Inspector of Service Penal Establishments under the Crimes of Torture Act 1989. This work is for service penal establishments, which are explained in the 1971 Act, section 2(1).

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Part 3Miscellaneous and administrative provisions
Administrative provisions: Appointment of Registrar, clerks, and other officers of Court Martial

80Registrar to be Inspector of Service Penal Establishments

The Registrar, because of his or her office, is to be the Inspector of Service Penal Establishments.
The Inspector of Service Penal Establishments performs the functions of National Preventive Mechanism under the Crimes of Torture Act 1989 in respect of service penal establishments (within the meaning of section 2(1) of the 1971 Act).