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(b) the earning of any such remission shall be deemed to terminate a sentence of imprisonment on the date upon which the prisoner is entitled, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d) hereof, to be discharged; (c) for the purpose of calculating the period of remission that may be earned, the word "sentence" means any continuous period of imprisonment whether as a result of one or more orders of a court or courts;
(d)
(i) on admission to prison every prisoner entitled to earn remission shall be credited with the full amount of remission he is able to earn which shall be deducted from his total sentence;
(i) the date thus arrived at shall be recorded as the earliest date of discharge and the date on which his total sentence expires shall be recorded as the latest date of discharge;
(iii) the Superintendent or such other officer as may be appointed by him may order the forfeiture of remission as punishment, which shall be effected by adding the number of days forfeited to the earliest date of discharge.
(5) STAFF.
(0) General.
69. The Pensions Ordinance, the Regulations of Her Majesty's Colonial Service and the General Orders of the Govern- ment for the time being in force save in so far as they are inconsistent with these rules shall apply to all officers of the Prisons Department and other persons employed in the prisons (Cap. 89). subject nevertheless to any special considerations in respect of
the appointment of any particular officer or person.
Duty of officer to obey orders of superiors.
Duty of officer
to direct attention
70. Every officer of the Prisons Department shall obey the lawful commands and orders of his superior in rank and of any officer placed in authority over him.
71. Every officer of the Prisons Department shall direct the attention of the Superintendent to any prisoner (whether he com- plains or not) who appears to be out of health or whose state of
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prisoners.
mind appears to be deserving of special notice and care, and to sick the Superintendent shall without delay bring such cases to the notice of the Medical Officer.
72. An officer of the Prisons Department shall not-
Prohibition of certain
(a) have any pecuniary or other dealing whatsoever with or dealings.
on behalf of any prisoner, or employ any prisoner on his private account;
(b) sell or let, nor allow to be sold or let, nor be interested in the selling or letting of, any article to a prisoner;
(c) receive, at any time or on any pretext whatsoever, any money, fee, or gratuity of any kind for the admission of any visitors to the prison or to prisoners, or from or on behalf of any prisoner;
(d) borrow money from any contractor for the supply of food
or other articles for the use of the prison;
(e) directly or indirectly, have any interest in any contract for the supply of food or other articles for the use of the prison, nor shall be, under any pretext whatsoever, receive any fee or gratuity from any such person;
() lend money on interest, or in consideration of the pay- ment or promise of repayment of a larger sum, or on any other valuable consideration whatsoever.
of convey-
79. An officer of the Prisons Department shall not bring in Prohibition or carry out, or knowingly allow to be brought in or carried out, ance of of the prison any article of private, or Government, property property in except in the execution of his duty or with the authority of the and out
of prison. Superintendent.
consump.
74. An officer of the Prisons Department shall not use or Prohibition consume in the prison, nor take into the prison, nor have therein, of use, except as required by these rules, any intoxicating liquor, opium tion or pos or other drug, or tobacco or any other unauthorized article.
session of intoxicating liquor, etc.,
in prison by officer.
75. Any officer of the Prisons Department who, without Prohibition Jawful authority-
(4) makes any communication to any person whatsoever
concerning the prison or prisoners;
of com- munication as to prison or prisoners.