Administration of approved institutions
36.—(1)  Subject to the directions of the Minister, the general charge and administration of —
(a)approved institutions, except those designated under paragraph (b), shall be under the Commissioner of Prisons; and
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(b)such approved institutions as the Minister may designate, shall be under such person as the Minister may appoint.
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(2)  The Commissioner of Prisons or the person appointed under subsection (1)(b), as the case may be, may appoint a person to be the superintendent of an approved institution and such person shall be responsible for the supervision and administration of that approved institution.
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(3)  Subject to such modifications as may be made by the Commissioner of Prisons, the standing orders issued under the Prisons Act (Cap. 247) shall apply to an approved institution under the charge of the Commissioner of Prisons as they apply to a prison.
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(4)  The person appointed under subsection (1)(b) may in writing issue orders, to be called standing orders, for the approved institutions designated under his charge.
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