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 by Director
7 Administration of prison by Superintendent
Part III COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY
8 Committee of inquiry
9 Composition of committee of inquiry
10 Powers of committee of inquiry
11 Disobedience to summons an offence
12 Refusal to give evidence an offence
13 Giving of false evidence an offence
14 Evidence and procedure
15 Admissibility of evidence
16 Proceedings not open to public
17 Persons who may be affected by findings
18 Record of proceedings
19 Offence to influence or attempt to influence committee of inquiry
Part IV OFFICERS
20 Appointment of Director, Deputy Director, Superintendents and other officers
21 Prison Standing Orders
22 Inspection by Director
23 Director may exercise powers of Superintendent
24 Duties of Superintendent
25 Medical officers for prisons
26 Duties of medical officer
27 Duties of prison officers
28 Accoutrements
29 Observance of laws, regulations and orders
30 Prison officers and medical officers deemed public servants
31 Use of weapons
32 Prison officer to have powers of police officer
Part V CUSTODY AND REMOVAL OF PRISONERS
33 Prisoners deemed in legal custody
34 Employment of auxiliary police officers as escorts and guards
35 Superintendent to detain persons committed
36 Delivery of persons on remand
37 Delivery of persons arrested on warrant
38 Production of persons before court
39 Powers of Director for production of prisoner in certain cases
40 Powers of Superintendent for production of prisoner in interest of prisoner
41 Discharge of prisoners
42 Occurrence of infectious disease
43 Prisoners of unsound mind
44 Removal of prisoners
45 Illness of prisoner
46 Return to prison
47 Liability for escape
48 Duty to prevent escape
49 Special custody in hospital
50 Saving of powers of High Court
Part VI HOME DETENTION SCHEME
51 Interpretation of this Part
52 Order for home detention
53 Eligibility for home detention
54 Conditions for home detention
55 Effect of home detention order
56 Recall to prison
57 Revocation of home detention order
58 Suspension of home detention order
59 Powers to enter and search
Part VII DISCIPLINE AND PRISON OFFENCES
60 Offences governing prison supplies
61 Desertion
62 Payment of money forbidden
63 Delivery of uniform, etc., on leaving
64 Threatening, insulting or assaulting another prison officer
65 (Repealed)
66 Articles not to be conveyed into or out of prison
67 Prisoner may be required to work
68 Separation of prisoners
69 Extramural custody of prisoners
70 Punishment by Superintendent for minor prison offences
71 Punishment by Superintendent for aggravated prison offences
72 Minor prison offences
73 Aggravated prison offences
74 Punishment by Visiting Justices
75 Prisoner may make his defence
76 Detention after date of discharge
77 Corporal punishment
78 Prosecution for offences
79 Appointment of Visiting Justices
80 Visits by Judges, Magistrates, etc.
81 Scheme for prisoners to engage in employment
82 Minister may amend Schedule
83 Trial of offences
84 Regulations
THE SCHEDULE Disqualification from being released for home detention under section 52
Legislative History
Comparative Table