199CSubcontractors

1. A contractor may subcontract any of its management responsibilities under a prison management contract only with the prior written approval of the chief executive and only to the extent permitted by an approval of that kind.

2. An approval granted by the chief executive under subsection (1) may be granted subject to any conditions that the chief executive thinks fit.

3. If, with the approval of the chief executive, any management responsibility of a contractor under a prison management contract is subcontracted to any person, the provisions of this Act, of any regulations made under this Act, and of any instructions or guidelines issued by the chief executive under section 196, in so far as those provisions relate to that management responsibility, apply to the subcontractor as if that subcontractor were the contractor.