ACT
(Acts 24 of 2003 and 17 of 2005)
Act 24 of 2003 .. in force 3 November 2003 (S.I.78/2003)
Amended by Act 17 of 2005 .. in force 4 October 2005
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART 1
PRELIMINARY
| 1. | Short title |
| 2. | Interpretation |
PART 2
CONSTITUTION OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, LOCK-UPS AND LEGALISED POLICE CELLS
| 3. | Power to declare place a correctional facility |
| 4. | Power to declare place a lock-up |
| 5. | Legalised police cells |
PART 3
APPOINTMENT, ADMINISTRATION, POWERS AND DUTIES OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS
| 6. | Appointment of correctional officers |
| 7. | Ranks of correctional officers |
| 8. | Medical personnel and other staff of correctional facility |
PART 4
POWERS AND DUTIES OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS
| 9. | Duties of the Director |
| 10. | Correctional Facility Standing Orders |
| 11. | Duties of Deputy Director and others |
| 12. | Correctional officers to have powers etc. of police officers |
| 13. | Use of firearm |
| 14. | Duties of ungazetted officers |
| 15. | Offences by correctional officers, etc. |
PART 5
CUSTODY AND REMOVAL OF PERSONS DETAINED
| 16. | Detention in custody |
| 17. | Legal custody |
| 18. | Inmates committed to custody |
| 19. | Detention of inmates as to terms of warrant etc. |
| 20. | Delivery of inmate to Court as per writ, warrant or order |
| 21. | Order for production of inmates in custody |
| 22. | Release from custody |
| 23. | Order of production by Minister |
| 24. | Mentally ill persons and persons with any contagious disease |
| 25. | Removal of inmate to public hospital |
| 26. | Security of inmate in public hospital |
| 27. | Transfer of inmates |
| 28. | Separation of inmates |
PART 6
DETENTION OF JUVENILE DELINQUENTS
| 29. | Remand centers for juvenile delinquents |
PART 7
DISCIPLINE AND CONTROL OF INMATES
| 30. | Inmates to carry out duties and tasks |
| 31. | Grave offences |
| 32. | Authority of Director to punish for minor correctional facility offence |
| 33. | Medical officer's certificate as to punishment |
| 34. | Procedure for hearing correctional offences |
| 35. | Inquiry Committee |
| 36. | Appeal |
| 37. | Record of punishment |
| 38. | Supervision of inmates under sentence of death |
PART 8
MISCELLANEOUS
| 39. | Appointment of Board of Visiting Justices |
| 40. | Powers and duties of Visiting Justices |
| 41. | Inmate not to be punished twice |
| 42. | Suspension of sentence of escape inmate |
| 43. | Expenses for inmates' care |
| 44. | Offences |
| 45. | Report on Correctional Facility |
| 46. | Habeas Corpus |
| 47. | Agreements |
| 48. | Regulations |
| 49. | Savings |
AN ACT to provide for the setting up and management of correctional facilities, lock-ups and legalised police cells and to provide for related matters.
Commencement [3 November 2003]