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No. 4 of 1899.

Regulation of hard labour.

Misdemean- ants of the

1st and 2nd divisions.

[28 & 29 Vict. c. 120 s. 67.1

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(2) No punishment cell shall be used unless it has been approved in writing by the Governor, and the Governor shall not give his approval in respect of any such cell unless he is satisfied that it is furnished with the means of enabling the prisoner to communicate at any time with-an officer of the prison, and that it can be used as a punishment cell without detriment to the prisoner's health, and the time for which it may be so used shall be stated in the approval.

(3) Every approved cell shall be distinguished by a number or mark placed in a conspicuous position, and shall be referred to by its number or mark in the Governor's approval, and the number or mark of any approved cell shall not be changed without the Governor's approval.

(4) Any approval given by the Governor in respect of a cell may be withdrawn, on such alteration taking place in such cell as to render the approval, in his opinion, inapplicable thereto, and, on an approval in respect of a cell being withdrawn, that cell shall cease to be an approved cell for the purposes of this Ordinance.

9.--(1) Hard labour, for the purposes of sentences of imprison- ment with hard labour, shall be of such classes, character, and description as may be appointed by rules made by the Governor-in- Council.

(2) Prisoners undergoing hard labour may, in the discretion of the Superintendent of the Gaol, be employed, under the control of offi- cers belonging to the prison, on such public works outside the walls of the prison as the Governor may approve.

10.—(1) In every prison prisoners convicted of misdemeanor, not sentenced to hard labour, shall be divided into at least two and

divisions, one of which shall be called the first division.

(2) Whenever any person convicted of misdemeanor is sentenced to imprisonment without hard labour, the Court or Judge before whom such person has been tried may order that such person shall be treated as a misdemeanant of the first division, and a mis- demeanant of the first division shail not be deemed to be a criminal prisoner within the meaning of this Ordinance.

(3) Every person imprisoned under any rule, order, or attachment for contempt of Court shall be treated as a misdemeanant of the first division.

* As amended by No. 50 of 1911 and No. 1 of 1912.

As amended by No. 1 of 1012,

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