2. After a long period of institutional life a prisoner has many difficult adjustments to make on his return to society. Most penal systems now have provision for the release of prisoners on parole for short periods of home leave during the penultimate months of their sentence. The system has been in use for some time in England, and has more recently been successfully introduced in Malaya. The object of the new rule 16A is, therefore, to allow the Commissioner of Prisons to grant leave of absence to prisoners in order to facilitate their return to society.
3. The amendment contained in the above rule d is considered desir- able and rectifies an omission in the Prison Rules, 1954 (hereinafter referred to as the principal rules).
4. The provisions guveraing the discipline of prison officers which are contained in the principal rules are largely based on the general provisions applicable to public officers contained in Her Majesty's Regula- tions for the Colonial Service. Those regulations have been amended to provide for the removal from the service of any officer whose retention therein, having regard to the conditions of the service, the usefulness of the officer thereto, and all other relevant circumstances, is not desirable in the public interest.
6. Rules 5, 6 and 7 incorporate similar amendments in the principal rules.
(Secretariat 48/2961/4610)
PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS AND BIRDS) ORDINANCE. (Chapter 139).
Public Health (ANIMALS AND BIRDS) (AMENDMENT) (No. 2) REGULATIONS, 1956.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Public Health (Animals and Birds) Ordinance, the Governor in Council has made the following regulations-
1.
These regulations may be cited as the Public Health Citation. (Animals and Birds) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1956.
2. Regulation 35 of the Public Health (Animals and Birds) Rescission Regulations is rescinded and replaced by the following regula- and re-
don-
"Power of Director
to order slaughter
of camer
or contacts,
36. (1) IF in the opinion of the Senior Veterinary Officer any animal or bird is suffering from or has been in contact with an animal or bird suffering from an infectious or contagious discase, the Director may order such animal or bird to be slaughtered.
(2) Any animal or bird in respect of which any such order is given shall be slaughtered and the carcase thereof disposed of in such manner and within such time as the Director may direct.
(3) For the purpose of carrying out any such order the Director may give such directions as he may think fit to the owner or person having charge of the animal or bird in respect of which such order was given, and such animal or bird shall be dealt with in accordance with such directions.".
placement of regula- tion 86. (Vol. X, 106),
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Clerk of Councils.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
14th August, 1956.