
1 
These Rules may be cited as the Prison (Amendment) Rules 1987 and shall come into force on 13th August 1987.
2 
Rule 5 of the Prison Rules 1964(which relates to remission of sentence) shall be amended by inserting in paragraph (2)(a)—
(a) at the beginning, the words “in the case of a sentence for a term of more than 12 months,” and
(b) after the word “imprisonment)”, the words “and in the case of a sentence for a term not exceeding 12 months, one-half of that total”.
Douglas Hurd
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Home Office
16th July 1987