Authorised property
(1)A prisoner may be issued with, or allowed to keep, authorised property subject to—
(a)any condition set out in rules made under section 45A; and
(b)any special conditions imposed by the prison manager relating to the use of the property; and
(c)the condition described in section 44(1).
(2)Despite subsection (1), the prison manager may refuse to issue or allow a prisoner to keep an item of property if he or she has reasonable grounds to believe that—
(a)the item may be used to injure the prisoner or any other person, or to damage property; or
(b)the item is a camera, tape recorder, or electronic device that may be used to record security features or actions in the prison; or
(c)the item may be used to circumvent practices or procedures in the prison; or
(d)the item has been obtained through coercion of a prisoner or as a result of other improper behaviour; or
(e)the item is objectionable; or
(f)the item may assist a prisoner to—
(i)discover new methods of committing offences; or
(ii)continue offending; or
(g)the item may interfere with the effective management of the prison.
(3)Despite subsection (1), the prison manager may refuse to issue or allow a prisoner to keep any item of authorised property—
(a)if the prisoner is—
(i)subject to a penalty of forfeiture of privileges imposed under subpart 5 of Part 2; or
(ii)the subject of a direction under section 60 for the reason described in section 60(1)(b) (which relates to assessing or ensuring the prisoner's mental health); or
(iii)subject to cell confinement imposed as a penalty under subpart 5 of Part 2; or
(b)if the prisoner is detained in a Police jail and, in the opinion of the manager, having regard to the facilities available at the Police jail and the resources available, it is not practicable to allow the prisoner to keep the item; or
(c)in any other circumstances specified in regulations made under this Act or rules made under section 45A.