1986 Ed.]
Prison Rules
[CAP. 234
61. Every prisoner shall be guilty of an offence against prison discipline if he
(a) disobeys any order of the Superintendent or of any other officer of the Correctional Services Department, or any prison rules;
(b) treats with disrespect any officer of the Correctional Services Department, or any person authorized to visit the prison;
(c) is idle, careless or negligent at work, or refuses to work;
(d) swears, curses or uses any abusive, insolent, threatening or other improper language;
(e) is indecent in language, act or gesture;
(f) commits any assault;
(g) communicates with another prisoner without authority;
(h) leaves his cell or dormitory or place of work or other appointed place without permission;
(i) wilfully disfigures or damages any part of the prison or any property which is not his own;
(j) commits any nuisance;
(k) without authority has in his cell or possession any article, or attempts to obtain any article for the possession of which authority is required;
(l) without authority gives to or receives from any person any article;
(m) escapes from prison or from legal custody, or aids or endeavours to aid the escape of any prisoner, whether the escape is actually effected or not;
(n) mutinies, or incites other prisoners to mutiny;
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Offences against prison discipline.
L.N. 30/82.
L.N. 30/82.
L.N. 353/81.
(o) commits personal violence against any officer of the Correctional Services Department;
(p) in any way offends good order and discipline;
(q) attempts to do any of the foregoing things;
(r) wilfully feigns or endeavours to cause illness or wilfully obstructs cure;
(s) makes false and malicious allegations against an officer of the Correctional Services Department;
L.N. 46/75.
L.N. 30/82.
L.N. 30/82.
(t) makes repeated groundless complaints;
(u) loses or wilfully damages or destroys any Government property;
(v) is found to have, without reasonable excuse, traces of a dangerous drug within the meaning of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance in a sample of his urine;
G.N.A. 68/61.
L.N. 353/81.
(Cap. 134.)