A 28
[Subsidiary]
Duty to supervise matters connected with prison.
L.N. 30/82.
Duty to conform to rules and to enforce their observance.
Duty to maintain discipline.
Duty to instruct every officer in his duties.
Duty to transmit complaints.
Duty as to gates and keys.
Duty to take precaution and make inspection.
L.N. 353/81.
L.N. 65/69.
Power to search officers and other persons.
CAP. 234]
Prison Rules
[1986 Ed.
(iii) Superintendent
79. The Superintendent (or other officer in charge of a prison, whatever his or her rank may be) shall supervise and control all matters in connexion with the prison of which he or she may be in charge and shall be responsible to the Commissioner for the conduct and treatment of the officers of the Correctional Services Department and prisoners under his control and for the due observance by such officers and prisoners of the provisions of these rules and of all orders issued thereunder.
80. (1) The Superintendent shall strictly conform to these rules, and he shall be responsible for their due observance by others. (2) The Superintendent shall keep a journal in which he shall enter such matters as he may be directed.
81. The Superintendent shall observe the conduct of the subordinate officers and other persons employed in the prisons and shall be responsible for the maintenance of strict discipline throughout the prison.
82. The Superintendent shall ensure that every officer is fully instructed in his duties.
83. The Superintendent shall transmit to the Commissioner without delay any report or complaint which any subordinate officer or other person employed in the prisons may make to him. He shall on no account suppress it, but he may make such explanation as may appear to him to be necessary.
84. The Superintendent shall ensure that all gates are locked at the proper times and that all keys of the prison are kept in the authorized place or in the possession of the authorized officers, and he shall not allow any key of the prison to be taken outside the prison.
85. The Superintendent shall-
(a) take every precaution against fire or the escape of prisoners;
(b) cause to be thoroughly examined daily all the wards, cells, bolts and locks of the prison;
(c) cause to be inspected weekly all the rooms, workshops, halls and dormitories thereof, and a record to be kept of such inspections; and
(d) ensure that adequate measures of security are taken in the armoury.
86. (1) The Superintendent may, at any time, order the person or property of any subordinate officer or other person employed in the prisons to be searched if he has reason to suspect that such officer or person is trafficking in articles prohibited by law,