Prisons Regulations
Table of Contents
1 Citation
Part I COMMISSIONER
2 Inspection of prisons by Commissioner
3 Compliance with Act, regulations and Prison Standing Orders
4 Commissioner’s report on prisons
Part II SUPERINTENDENT
5 General duties of Superintendent
6 (Deleted)
7 Inspection of prison by Superintendent
8 Security of prisoners’ cells
9 (Deleted)
10 Superintendents’ Journal
11 Duties with regard to discharge and release
12 Annual general report of Superintendent
13 Complaints and requests
14 Procedure upon death of prisoner and reports of other serious occurrences
15 Authorised visitors
16 Discharge of prisoners subject to police supervision
17 Notice of death or illness to relatives
Part III (Deleted)
Part IV PRISON OFFICERS
36 General duties of prison officers
37 Unauthorised communications
38 Use of force
39 Prohibited financial dealings
40 No testimonials or references
41 Firearms
42 (Deleted)
43 Responsibility for safe custody of prisoners
44 Prison officers to be properly attired
45 (Deleted)
46 No visitors
47 No authority to punish
48 (Deleted)
49 Prison officers to enter cells in pairs
50 (Deleted)
51 Behaviour of prison officers towards prisoners
52 Postings
53 Prison officers to live in quarters
54 (Deleted)
55 Disciplinary officers
Part V (Deleted)
Part VI MEDICAL OFFICER
60 Duties of medical officer
61 (Deleted)
62 (Deleted)
63 (Deleted)
64 Reports to Superintendent
65 Hygiene
66 Medical officer to report terminally ill or unfit prisoners
67 Inspection for sanitary purposes
68 Death
69 Assistance for medical officer
70 Report to Superintendent of irregularity in hospital
71 Disciplinary duties of medical officer
Part VII VISITING JUSTICES
72 Superintendent not to accompany Visiting Justice, etc.
73 Visiting Justices
Part VIIA INSTITUTIONAL DISCIPLINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
73A Institutional Discipline Advisory Committee
73B Referral to Institutional Discipline Advisory Committee
Part VIII PRISONERS
Admission of Prisoners
74 Records to be kept upon admission and searches
74A Examination by medical officer upon admission
75 Examination of prisoners for infectious diseases
76 Confidentiality in handling of prisoners with AIDS and other sexually transmitted disease
77 (Deleted)
78 Grooming requirements
79 Separation of prisoners
80 Separate cells
81 (Deleted)
82 Treatment of female prisoners
83 Prostitutes
84 (Deleted)
85 Child born during imprisonment
86 Confinement of prisoners below 15 years of age
87 (Deleted)
88 Grooming for Asian prisoners
89 (Deleted)
90 Haircuts
91 Grooming in last month of imprisonment
92 Military prisoners
93 Photographs and finger impressions
Discharge of Prisoners
94 Examination before discharge
95 Prisoners suffering from acute or dangerous disease
96 Upon discharge prisoners to receive own clothing
97 Date of release
Punishments
98 (Deleted)
99 Maximum forfeiture of remission
99A Lapsing of order of forfeiture of remission
100 Maximum reduction in grade or postponement of promotion
Miscellaneous
101 Hours when prisoners unlocked from cells
102 Maximum daily hours of work
103 (Deleted)
104 Visits by police
Health
105 Observation of prisoners awaiting trial on capital charges
106 Clothing of prisoners
107 Time out of accommodation
108 Infirmary
109 Vaccinations
Food
110 Meals
111 (Deleted)
112 (Deleted)
113 (Deleted)
Instruction and Recreation
114 Religious observances
115 Reading material and recreation
116 (Deleted)
117 (Deleted)
118 (Deleted)
119 (Deleted)
120 (Deleted)
121 (Deleted)
122 (Deleted)
123 (Deleted)
124 (Deleted)
125 (Deleted)
126 (Deleted)
Letters and Visits
127 Letters and visits
127A Screening and recording of letters
127B Access to counsel
128 Prison officer present at visits
129 Visitors may be searched
130 Visitor barred from visiting prisoner
130 (Deleted)
131 Additional visits and letters
132 Forfeiture of letters and visits for misconduct
133 Petition to President
Behaviour of Prisoners
134 Unauthorised communications
135 Permitted articles only
136 (Deleted)
Restraint of Refractory Prisoners
137 Use of restraints on prisoners
138 (Deleted)
Corporal Punishment
139 Corporal punishment
140 Confinement in cells
141 Maximum period
142 Medical examination of prisoners sentenced to punishment
143 Special clothing and bedding
144 Prisoners to be given opportunity of defence before punishment
145 (Deleted)
146 (Deleted)
147 (Deleted)
148 (Deleted)
149 (Deleted)
150 (Deleted)
151 (Deleted)
Part VIIIA REMISSION OF SENTENCES
Division 1 — Review of life sentences, etc.
151A Application
151B Referral to Life Imprisonment Review Board
Division 2 — Review of long sentences
151C Application
151D Referral to Long Imprisonment Review Board
Division 3 — Mandatory aftercare scheme
151E Application
151F Referral to Mandatory Aftercare Advisory Committee
151G Factors to be considered in imposing mandatory aftercare conditions
151H Serious and minor breaches of mandatory aftercare conditions
151HA Service of notice of variation of mandatory aftercare conditions, etc.
Division 4 — General provisions
151I Remission system to be explained upon admission and release under remission order
151IA Confinement and forfeiture during remand to be non-reckonable for purposes of remission order
151J Record of remission and related matters
151JA Service of notice of recall
Part VIIIB HOME DETENTION SCHEME
151K Referral to Home Detention Advisory Committee
151KA Service of order of variation of conditions for home detention, etc.
151KB Prisoner to bear costs of prescribed expenses incurred when released on home detention order
Part VIIIC EXTERNAL PLACEMENT SCHEME
151L Referral to External Placement Review Board
151LA Service of notice of variation of conditions for external placement, etc.
151LB Prisoner to bear costs of prescribed expenses incurred when released on external placement order
Part VIIID EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION SCHEME
151LC Referral to Employment Preparation Advisory Committee
151LD Service of order of variation of conditions for employment preparation, etc.
151LE Prisoner to bear cost of prescribed expenses incurred when released on employment preparation order
151LF Compulsory savings
Part IX PERSONS DETAINED FOR SAFE CUSTODY
152 Definition for this Part
152A Separation of prisoners
153 Labour
154 Discretion of Superintendent to modify routine
155 Privileges
156 (Deleted)
157 Withdrawal of privileges
158 (Deleted)
159 (Deleted)
160 (Deleted)
161 Medical practitioner of choice
Part X TREATMENT OF PRISONERS AWAITING CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
162 Search and examination of cells
163 Clothing and bedding
164 Restricted access to prisoner
165 Restricted access at executions
166 Gallows and executions
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