| 1.
| | This Ordinance may be cited as the Prisons Ordinance. |
| 2.
| | Establishment of prisons. |
| 3.
| | Temporary-shelter of prisoners. |
| 4.
| | Minister or Commissioner-General may remove prisoners from one prison to another. [ 2, 53 of 1939] |
| 5.
| | Warrants of commitment by Judges, c, when good out of their jurisdiction. |
| 6.
| | Appointment of Commissioner - General and Commissioner of Prisons. [ 2, 41 of 1944] [ 2, 10 of 1948] |
| 7.
| | Prison officers.[ 4, 53 of 1939] |
| 8.
| | Appointment and supervision of medical officers and apothecaries. [ 5, 53 of 1939] |
| 9.
| | Past appointments valid. |
| 10.
| | Officers to be deemed always to be on duty and prisoners always under discipline. |
| 11.
| | Weapons and arms for prison officers.[ 7,53 of 1939] |
| 11A.
| | Power to make rules for the establishment and operation of a scheme for the grant of compensation in respect of the permanent total or partial disablement or death of prison officers in the discharge of their duties. [2,6 of 1980] |
| 12.
| | Officers to obey Superintendent. |
| 13.
| | Duty of prison officers to maintain discipline and order among prisoners. [8, 53 of 1939] |
| 14.
| | Officers not to sell or let to prisoners. |
| 15.
| | Officers not to contract with prisoners. |
| 16.
| | Duties of Superintendent. |
| 17.
| | Duties and powers of Assistant Superintendent and Probationary Superintendents. [9,53 of 1939] |
| 18.
| | Power to make rules as to medical officer's duties. |
| 19.
| | Medical officer to report cases requiring special attention. |
| 20.
| | Treatment of prisoners failing or refusing to take food. [ 10, 53 of 1939] |
| 21.
| | Medical officer to make entries as to death, of prisoners. |
| 22.
| | Assistant medical officer. |
| 23.
| | Duties of medical officer, &c. [ 11, 53 of 1939] |
| 24.
| | Residence of jailer. |
| 25.
| | Jailer to deliver lists of prisoners (if any) in punishment cells. |
| 26.
| | Jailer to give notice of death of prisoners. |
| 27.
| | Jailer to keep books and accounts. |
| 28.
| | Jailer responsible for safe custody of documents. |
| 29.
| | Jailer not to be absent without leave. |
| 30.
| | Assistant jailer. |
| 31.
| | Substitute for jailer in case of necessity. |
| 32.
| | Residence and duties of matron. |
| 33.
| | Powers of gate-keeper. |
| 34.
| | Subordinate officers not to be absent without leave. |
| 35.
| | Power to appoint, and remove from office, Board of Prison Visitors, Local Visiting Committees, and additional Prison Visitors. [2, 21 of 1958] |
| 36.
| | Duties of Board of Prison Visitors, Local Visiting Committees, and Additional Prison Visitors. [3, 21 of 1958] |
| 37.
| | Powers of Visitors. [ 12, 53 of 1939] |
| 38.
| | Visitors book, log book, and complaint book. [ 12, 53 of 1939] |
| 39.
| | Power of Judges and Magistrates and of Members of Parliament to visit prisons. [ 12, 53 of 1939] [ 2, 35 of 1952] |
| 40.
| | Penalty for resistance or obstruction to persons authorized to enter prisons. [ 3, 35 of 1952] [ 13,53 of 1939] |
| 41.
| | Visitors to hear complaints and punish or report under section 81. |
| 42.
| | Prisoners to be searched on entrance and as often as necessary. |
| 43.
| | Medical examination of criminal prisoners. |
| 44.
| | Finger -printing, &c, of criminal prisoners. [ 14, 53 of 1939] |
| 45.
| | Effects of criminal prisoners retained. |
| 46.
| | Medical examination before removal of prisoners. |
| 47.
| | Discharge of prisoners. |
| 48.
| | Requisitions of Ordinance as to separation of prisoners. |
| 49.
| | Cells to be furnished with means of communication. |
| 50.
| | Prisoners under sentence of death. |
| 51.
| | Every prisoner under warrant for execution to be separately confined and guarded. |
| 52.
| | Sentence of hard labour to be enforced. |
| 53.
| | Female prisoners to be attended by females. |
| 54.
| | No gaming to be allowed. |
| 55.
| | No fee to be taken from a prisoner. |
| 56.
| | Rules as to classification, &c., of prisoners. [ 16, 52 of 1939] |
| 57.
| | Religious instruction and education. [ 16, 53 of 1939] |
| 58.
| | Remission of sentences and rewards for good conduct. [ 16, 53 of 1939] |
| 59.
| | Civil prisoner may maintain himself. [17, 53 of 1939] |
| 60.
| | Civil prisoner not to sell provisions. |
| 61.
| | Allowance of clothing and bedding. |
| 62.
| | Nature of food, clothing and bedding of prisoners. [ 18,53 of 1939] |
| 63.
| | Work and earnings of civil prisoners. |
| 64.
| | Examination by medical officer of labouring prisoners. |
| 65.
| | Nature of labour or employment to be assigned to prisoners. [19, 53 of 1939] |
| 66.
| | Names of sick prisoners to be reported to jailer. Jailer to report them to the medical officer. |
| 67.
| | Entry of recommendations by medical officer. |
| 68.
| | Infirmaries. |
| 69.
| | Removal of prisoners to of observation, or hospital. [ 20, 53 of 1939] |
| 70.
| | Bathing of prisoners. |
| 71.
| | Visits from and communication with relations, &c. [ 21, 53 of 1939] |
| 72.
| | Powers of jailers as to admission of persons desiring to visit prisoners. [21,53 of 1939] |
| 73.
| | Carrying liquor, tobacco, or drugs into prison. [ 22, 53 of 1939] Suffering liquor, &c, to be sold or used in prison. [22, 53 of 1939] |
| 74.
| | Offenders under section 73 may be arrested without warrant by prison officers. |
| 75.
| | Carrying letters to prisoners. [22, 53 of 1939] Prison officer & c abetting. |
| 76.
| | Notice of penalties to be affixed outside prison. |
| 77.
| | Use of weapons and force. [ 23, 53 of 1939] |
| 78.
| | List of offences. |
| 79.
| | Superintendent's power to punish prison offenders. |
| 80.
| | Jailer to enter punishments in a book. |
| 81.
| | Constitution and powers of tribunal for punishment of prisoners. [24, 53 of 1939] |
| 82.
| | Punishment for evasion of labour. [ 25, 53 of 1939] |
| 83.
| | Additional penalties for prisoners guilty of escape or of assaulting prison officers. |
| 84.
| | No appeal from convictions under section 79 or section 81. |
| 85.
| | Ordinary criminal courts to retain jurisdiction. |
| 86.
| | [ 4, 22 of 2005]Repealed |
| 87.
| | Punishment of offences committed by prison officers. [ 26, 53 of 1939] |
| 88.
| | Prohibition of mechanical restraint as punishment. |
| 89.
| | Means of restraint for purposes of extra-mural security. |
| 90.
| | Means of restraint for purposes of intra-mural discipline. |
| 91.
| | Duration of restraint. |
| 92.
| | Register of Restraints. [ 27, 53 of 1939] |
| 93.
| | Means of restraint to be prescribed. [28,53 of 1939] |
| 94.
| | Power to make rules. [ 29, 53 of 1939] |
| 95.
| | Certified copy of committal sufficient evidence of lawful custody. |
| 96.
| | Order for production of prisoners before any court. |
| 97.
| | No prisoner to be an assessor at an inquest. |
| 98.
| | Warrants may be addressed to Fiscal, who shall give prisoner into charge of jailer. |
| 99.
| | Jailer to deliver over to Fiscal civil and unconvinced criminal prisoners, when so required. |
| 100.
| | Allowance for maintenance of judgment-debtors to be paid over by Fiscal to jailer. |
| 101.
| | Warrants of commitment, &c, to be addressed to the Superintendent or jailer of the prison. |
| 102.
| | Table of rates of allowance for judgment-debtors to be affixed in prison. |
| 103.
| | Bar of action. [ 30,53 of 1939] |
| 104.
| | Interpretation. |
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