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ORDINANCE No. 18 OF 1885 . 1901


Prison.


7. No cell shall be used for the separate confinement of a prisoner Cells to be
approved by
unless it has been approved in writing by the Governor for the purpose , the Governor.
and the Governor shall not give his approval in respect of any cell unless
he is satisfied that it is of such a size, and is lighted , warmed , ventilated ,

and fitted up in such a manner as may be requisite for health , and
furnished with the means of enabling the prisoner to communicate at any
time with an officer of the prison ; but a distinction may be made in
respect of the use of cells for the separate confinement of prisoners during
long and short periods of imprisonment, and in respect of the use of cells
in which the prisoner is intended to be employed during the whole day,
or for a long or short part thereof ; and the Governor's approval may be
varied accordingly, so as to express the period of imprisonment for which
each cell may be considered fit , and the number of hours in the day
during which the prisoners may be employed therein .

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 detri
ment to the prisoner's health , and the time for which it may be so used
shall be stated in the approval .

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 .
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withdrawn on such alteration taking place in such cell as to render the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 upon an approval in
respect of a cell being withdrawn , that cell shall cease to be an approved
cell for the purposes of this Ordinance .

8. Hard labour for the purposes of sentences of imprisonment with Hard labour.

hard labour or penal servitude shall be of two classes, consisting , 1st , of
work at the tread wheel , shot drill , crank, capstan, stone-breaking, or

such other like description of hard bodily labour as may be appointed by
the Governor, which work is hereinafter referred to as hard labour of the

first class ; 2ndly, of such other description of bodily labour as may be
appointed by the Governor, which work is hereinafter referred to as hard