Prisons Act · 2015 Revised Edition · Part VI · Discipline as Affecting Prison Officers
55. Offences concerning prison supplies
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
No prison officer, any Medical Officer or any Dental Officer shall —
prison officer
“prison officer” means any Chief Officer, Warden, Principal Officer, Probation Officer, Matron, Warder or Wardress and includes the Director and the Assistant Director;
sell or offer for sale;
supply or offer for supply; or
receive, directly or indirectly, any benefit or advantage from the sale or offer of sale or supply or offer of supply of, any article to or for the use of any prisoner or for the use of any prison, nor shall any such officer directly or indirectly have any interest in any contract or agreement for the sale or offer of sale or supply of any such article.
No prison officer, any Medical Officer or any Dental Officer, shall —
Medical Officer
“Medical Officer” means the Medical Officer or Dental Officer appointed under section 14;
directly or indirectly have any pecuniary interest in the purchase of any prison supplies;
receive any discounts, gifts or other consideration from contractors for or sellers of such supplies; or
have any pecuniary dealing with prisoners or with their friends with regard to them or on behalf of any prisoner held any unauthorised communications with any person.
Any person who contravenes any provision of this section is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $1,000 and
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imprisonment for 12 months and may in addition be dismissed from his office and all arrears of pay due to him may be forfeited.
In this section, references to selling or offering for sale include respectively references to letting on hire and offering to let on hire.
Terms defined in s 2
Dental Officer
Defined · s 2“Dental Officer” means the Medical Officer or Dental Officer appointed under section 14;
Medical Officer
Defined · s 2“Medical Officer” means the Medical Officer or Dental Officer appointed under section 14;
prison
Defined · s 2“prison” means any house, building, enclosure, or place or any part thereof, declared to be a prison under section 3;
prison officer
Defined · s 2“prison officer” means any Chief Officer, Warden, Principal Officer, Probation Officer, Matron, Warder or Wardress and includes the Director and the Assistant Director;
prisoner
Defined · s 2“prisoner” means any person, whether convicted or not, under confinement in any prison;
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