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(3) No officer of a prison shall, contrary to the prison rules, give or cause to be given anything of whatsoever nature to any prisoner.
(4) Every person who contravenes or attempts to contravene any of the provisions of this section shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.
(5) Any officer of a prison convicted under this section shall, in addition to any other punishment, forfeit his office.
punishment.
14. The Superintendent of Prisons shall cause to be Notice of affixed in a conspicuous place outside every prison a notice, under ss. 11 in English and in Chinese, setting forth the penalties that will to 13 to be placed out- be incurred by persons committing any offence in contraven- side prison. tion of sections 11, 12 and 13.
28 & 29 Vict. c. 126, s. 40.
dying.
15. It shall be the duty of a magistrate discharging Inquiry on the duties of coroner to hold an inquiry on the body of every prisoner prisoner who may die within a prison, and in no case shall 28 & 29 Vict. any officer of a prison, or any prisoner confined in a c. 126, s. 48; prison, or any person engaged in any sort of trade or dealing 50 & 51 Vict. with a prison, be a juror on such inquiry.
c. 57, s. 3.
Misconduct of sub-
prison
16. Every subordinate prison officer or servant who:- (1) after having been duly engaged to serve as such ordinate absents himself from his duties, or refuses or neglects to obey officers and any lawful order, or is guilty of any breach of discipline or any insubordination; or,
(2) on being dismissed or permitted to resign from or ceasing to belong to the prison service, does not deliver up all arms, accoutrements, appointments and things entrusted to him for the performance of his duty as such officer or servant, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months, and further shall forfeit all pay during any such imprisonment.
servants.
17.--(1) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council Prison to make rules for the regulation and government of prisons, rules. and for the duties and conduct of the officers and other persons employed in prisons, and for the punishment by fine, degradation to a lower rank or pay, discharge or dismissal of such officers or other persons, and for the duties of the visiting justices, and for the conditions under which visitors may be allowed in prisons, and for the classification, diet, clothing, maintenance, employment, discipline, instruction and correc- tion of prisoners, and the remission of a portion of their sentences, and the granting of gratuities to them, and for all other matters relating to prisons.
(2) It shall also be lawful for the Governor in Council by such rules to impose any punishment or penalty for the breach of any such rules.
(3) Every such rule may be disallowed by His Majesty.
and duties
18.-(1) All prisons shall be visited at least twice a Appointment month by justices of the peace appointed by the Governor to be visiting justices for periods to be specified in their appoint-
ments..
of visiting justices.
40 & 41 Vict. c. 21, ss. 13 and 14.
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