The Prisons Act, 1894
Central · 1894
- S. 1Title, extent and commencement.
- S. 2[Repealed.].
- S. 3Definitions.
- S. 4Accommodation for prisoners.
- S. 5Inspector General.
- S. 6Officers of prisons.
- S. 7Temporary accommodation for prisoners.
- S. 8Control and duties of officers of prisons.
- S. 9Officers not to have business dealings with prisoners.
- S. 10Officers not to be interested in prison-contracts.
- S. 11Superintendent.
- S. 12Records to be kept by Superintendent.
- S. 13Duties of Medical Officer.
- S. 14Medical Officer to report in certain cases.
- S. 15Report on death of prisoner.
- S. 16Jailer.
- S. 17Jailer to give notice of death of prisoner.
- S. 18Responsibility of Jailer.
- S. 19Jailer to be present at night.
- S. 20Powers of Deputy and Assistant Jailers.
- S. 21Duties of gate-keeper.
- S. 22Subordinate officers not to be absent without leave.
- S. 23Convict officers.
- S. 24Prisoners to be examined on admission.
- S. 25Effects of prisoners.
- S. 26Removal and discharge of prisoners.
- S. 27Separation of prisoners.
- S. 28Association and segregation of prisoners.
- S. 29Solitary confinement.
- S. 30Prisoners under sentence of death.
- S. 31Maintenance of certain prisoners from private sources.
- S. 32Restriction on transfer of food and clothing between certain prisoners.
- S. 33Supply of clothing and bedding to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners.
- S. 34Employment of civil prisoners.
- S. 35Employment of criminal prisoners.
- S. 36Employment of criminal prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment.
- S. 37Sick prisoners.
- S. 38Record of directions of Medical Officers.
- S. 39Hospital.
- S. 40Visits to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners.
- S. 41Search of visitors.
- S. 42Penalty for introduction or removal of prohibited articles into or from prison and communication with prisoners.
- S. 43Power to arrest for offence under section.
- S. 44Publication of penalties.
- S. 45Prison-offences.
- S. 46Punishment of such offences.
- S. 47Plurality of punishments under section 46.
- S. 48Award of punishments under sections 46 and 47.
- S. 49Punishments to be in accordance with foregoing sections.
- S. 50Medical Officer to certify to fitness of prisoner for punishment.
- S. 51Entries in punishment-books.
- S. 52Procedure on committal of heinous offence.
- S. 53Whipping.
- S. 54Offences by prison-subordinates.
- S. 55Extramural custody, control and employment of prisoners.
- S. 56Confinement in irons.
- S. 57Confinement of prisoners under sentence of transportation in irons.
- S. 58Prisoners not to be ironed by Jailer except under necessity.
- S. 59Power to make rules.
- S. 60[Repealed.].
- S. 61Exhibition of copies of rules.
- S. 62Exercise of powers of Superintendent and Medical Officer.