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Prisons Act · 2015 Revised Edition · Part VII · General
Prisons Act · 2015 Revised Edition · Part VII · General
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Every Judge may, whenever he thinks fit, enter into and examine the condition of any prison, and the prisoners therein, and he may question any prisoner, and he may enter any observation he thinks fit to make in reference to the condition of the prison in a Visitor’s Book to be kept for that purpose by the Officer-in-Charge, which book shall be produced to the Visiting
prison
“prison” means any house, building, enclosure, or place or any part thereof, declared to be a prison under section 3;
Justices at their next visit.
Rules.
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;