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The State Government may tent with this Act.— (1) defining. the acts which shall constitute prison..— oflences - (2) determining the ciassxficatton of pxtson-ofienoes. into serious and minus ofience; * Substituted by Madhya Pradesh Act, 12 of 1963. PRISONS ACT I JAIL MANUAL 17 (3) fixing the punishments admissible under this. Act which shall be awardable for commision of prison ofi'ences or classes thereof; (4}declar1'ng the circumstances in which acts constitu- ting both a prison Vofl'ence and an offence under the Indian Penal Code (Act 45 of 1860), may or may not be dealt with as a prismwofi'ence; {5) for the aWard of marks and the shortening of Sentences; (6) regulating the use of arms against any prisoner 0r body'of primers in the case or an outbreak or attempt to escape; (73 defining the circumstances and regulating the condi- tions under which prisoners in danger of death may be released; (3) for the classification ofprz'sons, and deséription and cms‘ruction of Wards, cells and other pieces of tie :2tion; (9). for the regulation by numbers, length or character of scntences or otherwiSe of the prisoners to be confined in each class of prisons; ('10)‘ for the Government of prisons and for the appoint- ment of all oflicers appointed under this Act; (11) as to the fuod, bedding and clothing of criminal pri- soners and of civil prisoners maintained other- wise than at their own cost; (12) for the employment instruction and control of convicts v. ithin 01' without prisons; (13) for defining articles the intreducricn or removal of Which into or out ofprisons without due authority is ptohibited; (14) for classifying and prescribing the fctms of labour and regulating the periods of rest from labour; (15) far regulating the disposal of the picceeds 0f the employment of prisoners; ‘ (16) for regulating the confinement in fetters of primers sentenced to transportation5_ (l 7) for the classificarien and the s_eparatiqn 9f ptisoheu; (18) for regulating the confinement of convicted Criminal grisenersrunde: section 28;