Amendment of rule 239.
25.
Rule 239 of the principal rules is amended-
(a)
by deleting "an offence" and substituting the following-
"a disciplinary offence", and
Substitution of new heading.
Amendinent of rule 240.
(b) by substituting a semicolon for the full stop at the end
of paragraph (o) and adding the following
"(p) contravenes any of these rules or commits any
breach of duly.”.
26. The heading to rule 240 is deleted and the following is substituted-
"(2) INTERDICtion, DismissAL AND OTHER PUNISHMENTS.".
27. Rule 240 of the principal rules is amended-
(a) in paragraph (1), by deleting "summarily":
(b) in paragraph (2), by deleting "instant"; and
(c)
by deleting sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) and sub- stituting the following-
"(8) without further proceedings terminate the service of the officer of such person on the ground that, having regard to the conditions of the public service, the usefulness of the officer thereto and all the other circumstances of the case, such termination is desirable in the public interest.".
28. Rule 243 of the principal rules is amended-
Amendmcol of rule 243.
(a)
Amendment of rule 252.
in paragraph (1), by inserting the following after "any" in the second place where it occurs-
"disciplinary"; and
(b) in paragraph (2), by deleting "The" and substituting the
following-
"The disciplinary",
29. Rule 252 of the principal ruler is amended-in (2) by deleting "seven" and substripting the "following-
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Explanatory Note.
(This Note is not part of the rules, but is intended to indicate their general purpart).
The amendment to rule 17 is consequential on the Prisons (Amend- ment) Ordinance 1969.
Rule 30 is deleted consequentially upon section 24A of the Ordinance under which the Governor may determine prison diets.
The amendment to rule 46 provides that employment of prisoners on public works will be subject to the approval of the Governor, as distinct from the Governor in Council
The amendment to rule 47 will enable a prisoner to write and receive rwo letters instead of one each month. The amendments to rule 48 in- crease the maximum period af visits to a prisoner from Afteen to thirty minutes and remove the prohibition against visits on Saturdays and Sundays. Rule 77 is amended to bring it into line with rule 251(g) which empowers the Commissioner of Prisons to award a fine of one hundred dollars. Rule 155 is revoked as it is now the responsibility of the Government Medical Board to examine prospective subordinate officers and other persons employed in the prisons. The amendements to rule 240 will make it clear that a prison officer can be dismissed only after due procedure and that he may be granted a pension if he is retired in the public interest. Consistent with other legislation relating to the disciplined forces rule 252(2) is amended so as to allow an officer fourteen instead of seven days in which to submit representations to the Governor.
The other amendments are also of a revisionary character.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
13th May 1969.
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Clerk of Councils.