THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MAY, 1899.
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Justice.
291. If any male prisoner is guilty of any Punishments offence specified in the preceding rule or of any inflicted by other act of gross misconduct or insubordination Superintend requiring to be suppressed by extraordinary function with means, it shall be lawful for the Superintend- Visiting ent, if he deems that the powers of punishment' vested in him are insufficient, in conjunction with a Visiting Justice, after taking evidence. upon oath, affirmation or declaration, to punish the offender (a) by close confinement in a par- tially darkened or light cell, on No. I diet for ill- conducted or idle prisoners, for a period not ex- ceeding fourteen days; or (b) by separate con- finement for any term not exceeding six months; (c) by forfeiture of remission of sentence for a period not exceeding ninety days; and (d) by corporal punishment (if a male) not exceeding thirty strokes either with a birch rod, or cat-o'- nine-tails if the offender is an adult, nor fifteen strokes with a birch, if the offender is a juvenile, instead of or in addition to either of the punish- ments provided for in (a) and (b).
Governor for
292. Where the punishment to be inflicted Authority of is corporal punishment, a copy of the evidence corporal
taken under rules 290 and 291 shall be forwarded punishment. to the Governor, and no corporal punishment whether awarded by the Assistant Superintendent alone or by the Assistant Superintendent in con- junction with a Visiting Justice shall be inflicted until written authority has been given by the Governor.
to be used
293. Corporal punishment shall be inflicted Instruments either with a birch rod, or with a cat-o'-nine-tails, for corporal of a pattern approved of by the Governor.
punishment.
lashes.
294. The number of lashes inflicted on an Number of adult prisoner shall not exceed thirty, or on a juvenile prisoner, fifteen.
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certificates.
295. No prisoner shall be subjected to dietary Medical or corporal punishment or to close confinement, unless the Medical Officer has certified in writing that such prisoner is in a fit condition of health to undergo the punishment.
finement.
296. No prisoner shall be kept in close con- Close con- finement in a darkened cell more than three days without an interval of one day in a light cell.
mechanical
297.-(1.) The Assistant Superintendent Use of may in cases of urgent necessity restrain in restraints. cross-iron of ten lbs. weight or less, or in hand- cuffs, any disorderly or violent prisoner for not longer than twenty-four hours at one time; if a longer period than twenty-four hours is required a written order must be obtained from one of the Visiting Justices for the week, who shall at once attend and investigate the case.
In case of emergency, however, the Assistant Superin- tendent may on his own responsibility impose the restraints provided by this rule for such period as may seem necessary, obtaining the presence of one of the Visiting Justices for the week as soon as possible. The order of such Justice, made ou investigation of the case, shall indemnify the Assistant Superintendent. The particulars of every case in which a prisoner is
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