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Private medical adviser.

Written communies- tions.

Departeen, (Cap. 240). (Cap. 239).

Inapplicabi-

lity of

general require ment of work.

Duty to search prisoners under

sentence of death.

Separate

con- fnement etc., of prisoner under sentence

of death.

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212. Every appellant may for the purposes of his appeal receive a visit from a registered medical practitioner selected by him or by his friends or legal adviser, under the same conditions as apply to a visit by his legal adviser,

213. (1) Every appellant may send and receive letters at all reasonable times and shall be furnished by the Superintendent with a reasonable amount of paper and other writing materials for the purpose of communicating with his friends or for preparing his appeal.

(2) Any confidential written communication, prepared ay instructions to counsel or solicitor of such appellant, may be delivered personally to such counsel, or solicitor, or his authorized clerk without previous censoring by an officer of the prisons.

(3) All other written communications shall be treated as letters and censored in accordance with the provisions of rule 46(b) and shall not be sent out of the prison without the prior authority of the Superintendent,

(3) Deportees.

214. The following rule shall apply to persons detained in prison under the provisions of the Deportation of Aliens Ordin- ance or the Deportation (British Subjects) Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as "deportees"').

215. Deportees shall not be required to engage in useful work as prescribed by rule 37.

(4) PRISONERS Under Sentence of DeaTH.

216. Every prisoner under sentence of death shall immediately on reception be carefully searched and every article which the Superintendent deems dangerous or inexpedient to leave in his possession shall be taken from him.

217. Every prisoner under sentence of death-

(2) shall be confined in a separate cell apart from all other

prisoners;

(b) shall be kept under constant supervision by day and by

night;

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(c) shall not be subject to rules regarding labour.

vizite to

218. (7) Every prisoner under sentence of death may be Rules as ty visited by such of his relations, ministers of his religious prisoners persuasion, friends and legal advisers as he may desire to sec. under

sentence

(3) No other person other than an officer of the Prisons of death. Department shall have access to such prisoner except by

permission of the Commissioner.

(3) Every visit to such prisoner whether by his legal advisers or others shall take place in the sight and hearing of a prison officer notwithstanding that such visit may be in relation to an appeal.

(4) Every such prisoner shall be allowed special facilities to correspond with his relatives, friends and legal advisers,

(s) Every such prisoner shall be allowed such diet and exercise as the Commissioner may direct,

218. (1) Ail executions shall take place within the prison at Execu- the time appointed by the Governor. The Superintendent shall tions. be present and superintend every execution,

(2) During the preparation for an execution and at the time of an execution no person shall enter the prison who is not legally entitled to do so.

220. The burial of executed prisoners will be carried out by Burials, the authorities of the prison where the burial takes place. A register will be kept, showing the position of each grave and the name and date of interment.

221. The property of an executed prisoner will be handed over Property to his executors, administrators or nearest relative, with the of executed

prisoner. following exceptions-

(a) All letters which have been received by the prisoner, and any papers with his property (other than legal documents, e.g. a will) will be burned immediately after the execution,

(b) If an application is received for the clothes in which a person has been executed, the applicant will be informed that clothing worn at the time of execution cannot be given up.