The Prison Act 1952 (15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 52) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The act allows for the Secretary of State to make rules for the regulation and management of prisons, and for the classification, treatment, employment, discipline and control of persons required to be detained therein. The act itself is a consolidating act that repeals older legislation dating back to 1862, and forms the basis for prison law in the UK.
The act does not apply to Northern Ireland at all, and does not apply to Scotland with the exception of some sections.
Section 54(2) of the act repealed 15 enactments, listed in the fourth schedule to the act.
The Prisons (Scotland) Act 1952 (15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 61) made similar provisions for Scotland.