Prisons Act · 2015 Revised Edition · Part VI · Discipline as Affecting Prison Officers
58. Delivery of uniform etc. on leaving
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Every person upon ceasing to be a prison officer shall forthwith deliver up to the Officer-in-Charge of the prison in which he is serving at the time of ceasing to be a prison officer, every article of uniform and clothing and all arms, accoutrements, ammunition, staves and other effects of every kind belonging to the Government which are in his possession or control.
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;
Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this section is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $200 and imprisonment for 3 months; and in addition thereto such person shall be liable to pay the value of any article not delivered up, which value shall be summarily ascertained by the court and shall be recoverable as if it were a fine.
Prisons
Every person not being a person employed by, in or under the
Prisons Department who shall have in his possession any article being part of the clothing, accoutrements or other effects supplied to any prison officer and who shall not be able satisfactorily to account for his possession of the same is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $200 and imprisonment for 3 months.
Terms defined in s 2
Officer-in-Charge
Defined · s 2“Officer-in-Charge” means any prison officer not below the rank of Principal Officer who is in charge of any prisons;
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;
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