Prisons Act · 2015 Revised Edition · Part II · Constitution and Administration
8. Temporary prison
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Whenever it appears to the Director that —
Director
“Director” means the Director of Prisons appointed under section 10 and includes the Assistant Director of Prisons;
Prisons
the number of prisoners in any prison is greater than can be conveniently kept therein and it is not convenient to transfer the excess number to some other prison; or
prison
“prison” means any house, building, enclosure, or place or any part thereof, declared to be a prison under section 3;
by reason of an outbreak within any prison of a disease or diseases, or for any other reason, it is desirable to provide for the temporary shelter and safe custody of any prisoner, such provision shall be made, as the Director may direct, for the shelter and safe custody in temporary prisons of so many of the prisoners as cannot be conveniently or safely kept in such prison, and every such temporary prison shall be a prison for the purposes of this Act:
prisoner
“prisoner” means any person, whether convicted or not, under confinement in any prison;
Provided that when such disease or diseases or such other reason has or have ceased, any prisoner so removed from any prison shall be taken back to the prison whence they were removed, if still liable to be confined therein.
Administration of prison officers and prisons.
Terms defined in s 2
Director
Defined · s 2“Director” means the Director of Prisons appointed under section 10 and includes the Assistant Director of 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;
prisoner
Defined · s 2“prisoner” means any person, whether convicted or not, under confinement in any prison;
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Officers
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Custody and Removal of Prisoners
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Employment and Prison Discipline
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Discipline as Affecting Prison Officers
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