Defence Act 1954
Penalty for carrying letters, etc., into or out of military prisons or detention barracks.
236.—Every person who, contrary to the rules for military prisons and detention barracks, conveys or attempts to convey any letter or other document, or any article whatever not allowed by such rules, into or out of such prison or barrack shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding F373[100] pounds.
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F373
Substituted (24.06.1987) by Defence (Amendment) Act 1987 (8/1987), s. 2, item 9, commenced on enactment, subject to transitional provision in s. 16. A fine of £100 converted (1.01.1999) to €126.97. This translates into a class E fine, not exceeding €500, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 8(3) and table ref. no. 3, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.