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PRISON.
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and for the classification, diet, clothing, maintenance, employment, discipline, instruction, and correction of prisoners, and the remission of a portion of their sentences, and the granting of gratuities to them, and all other matters relating to prisons, and may from time to time alter, or add to such rules: Provided that such rules shall not be inconsistent with anything in this Ordinance.
(2) The Governor-in-Council shall also have power by such rules to impose any punishment or penalty whatever which he may think fit for the breach of any such rules.
(3) All such rules shall be published in The Gazette, and shall, from the date of such publication, be binding on all persons in the same manner as if they had been contained in this Ordinance.
(4) Every such rule or repeal or alteration of a rule may be disallowed by Her Majesty, and shall thereupon cease to have effect from the date of the publication of such disallowance in The Gazette.
(5) Until rules have been made under this section the prison rules and regulations in force at the commencement of this Ordinance shall remain in force, so far as they are not inconsistent with anything in this Ordinance.
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(1) The Governor shall from time to time appoint, with their consent, Justices of the Peace to be Visiting Justices for periods to be specified in such appointments.
1 and duties of-
Visiting Justices. 40 & 41 Vict.
(2) Visiting Justices shall, during the period for which they are c. 21 ss. 13, 14. appointed, from time to time at frequent intervals visit all prisons and hear any complaints which may be made to them by the prisoners, and shall report on any abuses within the prisons or any repairs that may be required, and shall further take cognizance of any matters of pressing necessity and within the powers of their commission as Justices, and do such acts and perform such duties in relation to prisons as they may be required to do or perform by the Governor, but subject to the rules with respect to the duties of Visiting Justices to be made by the Governor-in-Council under this Ordinance.
ment on payment of portion of fine.
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32 Vict. c. 41
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20. Where a person is committed to prison for non-payment of a sum adjudged to be paid by the conviction of any court of summary jurisdiction, then, on payment to the superintendent of the prison within which he is confined, or to such person as such superintendent may authorize, or to the First Clerk at the Magistracy of any sum in part satisfaction of the sum so adjudged to be paid and of any charges for which the prisoner is liable, the term of imprisonment shall be reduced by a number of days bearing as nearly as possible the same proportion to the total number of days for which the prisoner has been sentenced as the sum so paid bears to the sum for which he is so liable. Provided, never-
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D1899.]
PRISON.
[No. 4.
nd for the classification, diet, clothing, maintenance, employment, ine, instruction, and correction of prisoners, and the remission of portion of their sentences, and the granting of gratuities to them, and all other matters relating to prisons, and may from time to time alter, or add to such rules: Provided that such rules shall not inconsistent with anything in this Ordinance.
(2) The Governor-in-Council shall also have power by such rules to pose any punishment or penalty whatever which he may think fit for the breach of any such rules.
(3.) All such rules shall be published in The Gazette, and shall, from the date of such publication, be binding on all persons in the same
anner as if they had been contained in this Ordinance.
(4) Every such rule or repeal or alteration of a rule may be dis- lowed by Her Majesty, and shall thereupon cease to have effect from the date of the publication of such disallowance in The Gazette.....
(5) Until rules have been made under this section the prison rules and regulations in force at the commencement of this Ordinance shall emain in force, so far as they are not inconsistent with anything in this Ordinance.
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19
(1.) The Governor shall from time to time appoint, with their Appointment consent, Justices of the Peace to be Visiting Justices for periods to be
1 and duties of-
Visiting Justices. 40 & 41 Pict.
specified in such appointments..
(2) Visiting Justices shall, during the period for which they are c. 21 ss. 13, 14. appointed, from time to time at frequent intervals visit all prisons and hear any complaints which may be made to them by the prisoners, and hall report on any abuses within the prisons or any repairs that may. be required, and shall further take cognizance of any matters of ressing necessity and within the powers of their commission as Justices, and do such acts and perform such duties in relation to prisons as they may be required to do or perform by the Governor, but subject to the les with respect to the duties of Visiting Justices to be made by the overnor-in-Council under this Ordinance.
ment on payment of. portion of fine.
port
02 Vict. c. 41
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20. Where a person is committed to prison for non-payment of a Reduction um adjudged to be paid by the conviction of any court of summary of imprison- urisdiction, then, on payment to the superintendent of the prison within which he is confined, or to such person as such superintendent may thorize, or to the First Clerk at the Magistracy of any sum in part tisfaction of the sum so adjudged to be paid and of any charges for hich the prisoner is liable, the term of imprisoninent shall be reduced a number of days bearing as nearly as possible the same proportion to he total number of days for which the prisoner has been sentenced as the m so paid bears to the sum for which he is so liable. Provided, never-
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