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Control of prisoners.
Custody and conveyance of prisoner.
Rules as to separation of prisoners. 28 & 29 Vict. c. 126, s. 17.
Separate
confinement
and punish- ment cells to be
approved by Governor. 28 & 29 Vict. c. 126, s. 18.
Prisons.
8. Prisoners shall be under the control of the Com- missioner and superintendents of prisons assisted by the prison officers.
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9. (1) A person shall be deemed to be a prisoner and in legal custody whenever he is being taken to or from, or is confined in, any prison in which he may be lawfully confined, whether under criminal or civil process, or when- ever he is working outside or is otherwise outside any such prison in the custody or under the control of a prison officer.
(2) Any constable or other officer acting under the order of any judge or magistrate or other officer having power to commit a prisoner to prison may convey a prisoner to or from any prison to or from which he may be legally com- mitted or removed.
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10. The following rules shall be observed with respect to the separation of prisoners-
(a) in every prison separate cells shall, as far as possible, be provided equal in number to the average of the greatest number of prisoners who have been confined in such prison at any time during each of the preceding five years;
(b) in every prison punishment cells shall be provided or appropriated for the confinement of prisoners for prison offences:
(c) in a prison containing female as well as male prisoners, the women shall be imprisoned in separate buildings or separate parts of the same buildings, in such manner as to prevent their seeing, conversing or holding any intercourse with the male prisoners;
(d) in a prison where debtors are confined, means shall be provided for separating them as far as possible from the criminal prisoners;
(e) in a prison where prisoners under the age of sixteen years are confined, they shall be kept separate from prisoners of or above that age.
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11. (1) No cell shall be used for the separate confine- ment of a prisoner unless it has been approved in writing by the Governor for the purpose, and the Governor shall not give his approval in respect of any cell unless he is
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Control of prisoners.
Custody and conveyance of prisoner.
Rules as to separation of prisoners. 28 & 29 Vict. c. 126, s. 17.
Separate
confinement
and punish- ment cells to be
approved by Governor. 28 & 29 Vict. c. 126, s. 18.
Prisons.
8. Prisoners shall be under the control of the Com- missioner and superintendents of prisons assisted by the prison officers.
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9. (1) A person shall be deemed to be a prisoner and in legal custody whenever he is being taken to or from, or is confined in, any prison in which he may be lawfully confined, whether under criminal or civil process, or when- ever he is working outside or is otherwise outside any such prison in the custody or under the control of a prison officer.
(2) Any constable or other officer acting under the order of any judge or magistrate or other officer having power to commit a prisoner to prison may convey a prisoner to or from any prison to or from which he may be legally com- mitted or removed.
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10. The following rules shall be observed with respect. to the separation of prisoners-
(a) in every prison separate cells shall, as far as possible, be provided equal in number to the average of the greatest number of prisoners who have been confined in such prison at any time during each of the preceding five years;
(b) in every prison punishment cells shall be provided. or appropriated for the confinement of prisoners for prison offences:
(c) in a prison containing female as well as male prisoners, the women. shall be imprisoned in separate buildings or separate parts of the same. buildings, in such manner as to prevent their seeing, conversing or holding any intercourse with the male prisoners;
(d) in a prison where debtors are confined, means shall be provided for separating them as far as possible from the criminal prisoners;
(e) in a prison where prisoners under the age of sixteen years are confined, they shall be kept separate from prisoners of or above that age.
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11. (1) No cell shall be used for the separate confine- ment of a prisoner unless it has been approved in writing by the Governor for the purpose, and the Governor shall not give his approval in respect of any cell unless he is
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