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Prisons Act · 2015 Revised Edition · Part IV · Custody and Removal of Prisoners
Prisons Act · 2015 Revised Edition · Part IV · Custody and Removal of Prisoners
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Every prisoner confined in any prison shall be deemed to be in the lawful custody of the Officer-in-Charge thereof.
prisoner
“prisoner” means any person, whether convicted or not, under confinement in any prison;
Every prisoner shall —
be subject to prison discipline and to all written laws relating to prisons or prisoners and to Prisons Standing Orders during the whole time of his imprisonment, whether he is or is not within the precincts of any prison or has been removed therefrom in pursuance of any order or authorisation made or given under this Part; and
* Transferred from the State Secretary to the Minister with effect from 31st December 1983 — [S 32/1983]
Prisons
walk to or from any prison whenever at any time so required, and any refusal so to walk, unless he is physically incapable, shall be and may be punished as, a breach of prison discipline.
Officer-in-Charge
“Officer-in-Charge” means any prison officer not below the rank of Principal Officer who is in charge of any prisons;
prison
“prison” means any house, building, enclosure, or place or any part thereof, declared to be a prison under section 3;
prisoner
“prisoner” means any person, whether convicted or not, under confinement in any prison;
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