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No. 4 of 1899.
Inquest on prisoner dying.
[28 & 29 Vict. c. 126 s. 48; 50 & 51 Vict. c. 57 s. 3.]
Misconduct of subordinate officer.
*
Prison rules.
†
Appointment and duties of Visiting Justices.
[40 & 41 Vict. c. 21 ss. 13, 14.]
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PRISONS.
15. It shall be the duty of the Magistrate discharging the duties of Coroner to hold an inquest on the body of every prisoner who may die within a prison, and in no case shall any officer of the prison, or any prisoner confined in the prison, or any person engaged in any sort of trade or dealing with the prison, be a juror on such inquest.
[s. 16, rep. No. 31 of 1911.]
17. Every prison officer, who,—
(1) after having duly engaged and bound himself to serve as such officer, absents himself from his duties; or,
(2) on being dismissed or permitted to resign from or ceasing to belong to the service of the prison, does not deliver up all arms, accoutrements, appointments, and things entrusted to him for the performance of his duty as such officer,
shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 100 dollars, or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 3 months, and, further, he shall forfeit all pay during such imprisonment.
18. (1) The Governor-in-Council shall have power to make rules for the regulation and government of prisons, and for the duties and conduct of the officers and other persons employed in prisons, and for the punishment by fine, degradation to a lower rank or pay, discharge or dismissal of such officers or other persons, and for the duties of the Visiting Justices, and for the conditions under which visitors may be allowed in prisons, and for the classification, diet, clothing, maintenance, employment, discipline, instruction, and correction of prisoners, and the remission of a portion of their sentences, and the granting of gratuities to them, and for all other matters relating to prisons.
(2) The Governor-in-Council shall also have power by such rules to impose any punishment or penalty for the breach of any such rules.
(3) Every such rule may be disallowed by His Majesty.
19.(1) The Governor shall appoint, with their consent, Justices of the Peace to be Visiting Justices for periods to be specified in such appointments.
* As amended by No. 30 of 1911, No. 2 of 1912 and No. 43 of 1912 Supp. Sched.
As amended by No. 51 of 1911, No. 1 of 1912 and No. 2 of 1912. As amended by No. 50 of 1911 and No. 1 of 1912.
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