Prisons Act(CHAPTER 247)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part II CONSTITUTION AND ADMINISTRATION
3 Power to declare prisons
4 Appointment of lock-ups at police stations and court houses as places of detention
5 Temporary prisons
6 General administration of prisons
7 Administration of prisons
Part III OFFICERS
8 Appointment of officers
9 Prison Standing Orders
10 Inspection by Director
11 Director may exercise powers of Superintendent
12 Duties of Superintendent
13 Medical officer for prisons
14 Duties of medical officer
15 Terms of engagement of prison officers
16 Suspension from duty
17 Duties of prison officers
18 Accoutrements
19 Observance of laws, regulations and orders
20 Prison officers deemed public servants
21 Use of weapons
22 Prison officers to have powers of police officer
Part IV CUSTODY AND REMOVAL OF PRISONERS
23 Prisoners deemed in legal custody
24 Superintendent to detain persons committed
25 Delivery of persons on remand
26 Delivery of persons arrested on warrant
27 Production of persons before the court
28 Powers of Minister for production of prisoner in certain cases
29 Discharge of prisoners
30 Occurrence of infectious disease
31 Prisoners of unsound mind
32 Removal of prisoners
33 Illness of a prisoner
34 Return to prison
35 Liability for escape
36 Duty to prevent escape
37 Special custody in hospital
38 Saving of powers of High Court
Part V DISCIPLINE AND PRISON OFFENCES
39 Offences concerning prison supplies
40 Desertion
41 Payment of money forbidden
42 Delivery of uniform, etc., on leaving
43 Offences by warders, etc.
44 Grave offences
45 Offences by Principal Rehabilitation Officers
46 Punishment of Chief Rehabilitation Officer or Principal Rehabilitation Officer, by Director
47 Threatening or insulting superiors
48 Prison Officers Reward Fund
49 Articles not to be conveyed into or out of prison
50 Prisoner may be required to work
51 Separation of prisoners
52 Extramural custody of prisoners
53 Punishment by Superintendent of minor prison offences
54 Punishment by Superintendent of aggravated prison offences
55 Minor prison offences
56 Aggravated prison offences
57 Punishment by Visiting Justices
58 Prisoner may make his defence
59 Detention after date for discharge
60 Corporal punishment
61 Prosecution for offences
62 Appointment of Visiting Justices
63 Visits by Judges, Magistrates, etc.
64 Scheme for prisoners to engage in employment
65 Regulations
66 Trial of offences
Legislative History