Citation
Interpretation,
Adraloiatra- tion er
ceatres.
Reception.
Medical examinations.
Keeping of
mecdeda.
ADDITS LIMITE
of a board bo renko Te
blown for
sklachucare.
Removal of unalcable
In to prison.
Nutter of Huperisian, Form 8.
Diel
Food.
SCHEDULE
[8. 10.]
1. These regulations may be cited 1.3 the Training Centres Regulations, 1953.
2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires "Superintendent" means an officer appointed by the Commissioner to
assist him in the supervision of training centres; "officer-in-charge" means on officer appointed by the Commissioner to be
in charge of a training centre;
"officer" means any officer employed by or in the Prisons Department; "inmate" means a person detained or ordered to be detained under the
provisions of the Ordinance.
8. (1) Subject to the orders and directions of the Governor, the Commissioner shall have the general charge and superintendence of all training centres, and shall be assisted in their supervision by a Super- intendent.
(2) The Commissioner shall appoint for each training centre a fit and proper person to be officer-in-charge thereof, and such other officers as may be doċessary.
4. The Commissioner shall, upon the delivery to him of a detention mrder, cause to be made all necessary arrangements for the reception of the person named therein.
5. Every inmate shall, on the day of his admission or as soon aa possible thereafter, be separately examined by the medical officer.
6. Every inmate shall, aa noon na possible after his admission, be seen by the Superintendent who shall cause the fullest personal particulara obtainable to be entered in the inumaute's record.
7. (1) The Commissioner shall appoint for each training centre a board consisting of the Superintendent, the officer-in-charge and such other officers as he may select, to keep under review the progress of each inmate throughout the period of his detention and to make recommendations touching his discharge.
(2) The board shall cause ench inmate to be brought before it during the ninth month after the date of his sentence, and bie case shall thereafter be reviewed by the board at monthly intervals.
B (1) If the Superintendent considers an inmate to be unsuitable for training in a training centre, he shall cause zuch inmate to be brought before the board.
(2) The hoard shall examine the record of such inmate and afford him every opportunity of showing cause why he should remain in the training centre before it recommends to the Commissioner that the inmate be removed to prison under subsection (2) of section 7 of the Ordinance.
9. A person who is subjected to supervision after discharge from A training centre shall be glym a notice of ganervision in the prescribed form. and such notice shall be read to him and fully explained by the Superintendent.
10. Every inmate shall be supplied with food in accordance with scales of diet approved by the Governor in Council,
11. No inmate shall receive or have in his possession any food other then that authorized except-
(ơ) with the authority of the Superintendent; or
(b) with the authority of the medical officer, if a variation of diet
is desirable on medical grounds.
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12. (1) Every inmate, unless excused by the medical officer ព medical grounds, shall from the beginning of his sentence be employed on suitable work calculated to assist him in earning his livelihood on discharge.
(2) No inmate shall be employed on any work unless he has been certified by the medical officer to be it for work of that description.
(3) In each training centre there may be a scheme approved by the Commissioner under which inmates may receive payment for work.
Ocupational training.
12. Appropriate religious instruction shall, if practicable, he provided telligious for all inmater.
Tankruction.
14. Provision shall be made for educational classes for the benefit Classes. of all inmates.
15. A library of books for the use of inmates shall be provided in Library. each training centro, end every inmate aball be allowed to exchange booka es often as may be possible.
16. The Commissioner sholt classify all inmates, having regard to Clamaldom their character, previous hlatory and other relevant circumstances and shall arrange for each inmate to receive his training at the training centre which is, in the opinion of the Commissioner, most suitable.
17. Inmates shall be divided into such grades as the Commissioner Grules. may approve, and the privileges of each grade shall be arranged by the Commissioner.
18. An inmate shall be guilty of an offence if he
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offences
(a) disobeys any order of the Commissioner or the Superintendent;
(8) d'aobeys any order of any officer of a training centre:
(e) in idle, careless or negligent at work, or refuses to work;
(d) is indecent in langusge, act or gesture;
(e) absconda from the training centre or from legal custody; (/) matinies or incites other inmates to mutiny;
(g) commita perpanal violence against any officer or servant of the
training contre or any other inmate;
(A) receives or attempts to obtain prohibited articles of any kind;
(f) in any way offends against these regulations or the good order
and discipline of the training centre;
(3) attempts to commit any of the offences aforesaid.
19. (1) Every offence against discipline shall be reported forth- with and the Sunerintendent shall investigate overy report of such an offence not later than the following day, unless that day is a Sunday or a public holiday.
(2) If upon investigation the Superintendent considers that the offence is proved, he shall make one or more of the following awards-
(a) caution;
(b) deprivation of privileges for a period not exceeding one month;
(e) delaying promotion to a higher grade;
(d) stopping latters and visits for a period not excceding three months:
Investigation of offrocan and wanda, by Super- pendent.