Possession
of articles
without authority.
Examing- tion and search.
Intoxica-
(b) Prohibited Articles.
22. (1) No prisoner shall without authority have in his possession any article, and any such article found in his possession shall be confiscated by the Superintendent.
(2) No person shall without authority convey or throw into, or deposit in, a prison, or convey or throw out of a prison, or convey to any prisoner, or deposit with a view to its coming into the possession of any prisoner, any money, clothing, food, drink, tobacco, letter, paper, hook, tool or other article whatsoever. Any article so conveyed, thrown or deposited without authority may be confiscated by the Superintendent.
23. (1) All persons and vehicles entering or leaving a prison may be examined and searched.
(2) A person suspected—
(a) of bringing without authority any article into a prison;
or
(b) of carrying out without authority-
(i) any article; or
(ii) any property belonging to a prison; or
(e) while in a prison of being-
(i) in possession without authority of any article; or
(ii) in improper possession of any property belonging to a prison;
shall be stopped and immediate notice thereof shall be given to the Superintendent, who may order that he shall be examined and searched.
(3) The Superintendent may refuse admission to a prison of a person who is unwilling to be examined and searched.
(4) The Superintendent may direct the removal from a prison of a person who while in a prison is unwilling to be examined and searched or whose conduct is improper.
24. (1) No prisoner shall be given or allowed to have any ting liquor intoxicating liquor except in pursuance of a written order of the Medical Officer specifying the quantity to be given and the name
And tobacco.
of the prisoner for whose use it is intended.
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(2) No prisoner shall be allowed to smoke or to have in his possession any tobacco except in accordance with such order as may be given by the Commissioner.
(e) Clothing and Bedding.
25. Every prisoner shall be provided with a complete outfit Adequate
clothing of clothing adequate for warmth and health in accordance with a
to be scale approved by the Commissioner and shall wear such clothing supplied. and no other : Provided that special clothing may be authorized by the Superintendent in special circumstances on the recom- mendation of the Medical Officer.
26. On the discharge of a prisoner, his own clothes shall be Return of
prisoner'a returned to him unless it has been found necessary to destroy or clothing on otherwise dispose of them, in which case he shall be provided with discharge. proper clothing.
27. Every prisoner shall be provided with
(a) blankets adequate for warmth and health in accordance
with a scale approved by the Commissioner;
(b) additional blankets in special circumstances on the re-
commendation of the Medical Officer.
Blankets,
of un-
28. A prisoner shall not, except with the authority of the Prohibition Commissioner in special circumstances, or in pursuance of special authorized rules, have in his possession any clothing, blankets or necessaries clothing. otherwise than in accordance with the scales approved by the etc. Commissioner.
(d) Food.
blankets,
19. Every prisoner shall be supplied with a sufficient quantity Supply
of plain and wholesome food in accordance with such dietary of food. scales, as the Governor in Council may from time to time approve.
30. No prisoner shall receive or have in his possession any Possession food otherwise than in accordance with the dietary scales approved of food. by the Governor in Council except-
(a) in special circumstances with the permission of the Com-
missioner; or