ANTIGUA.

Presidency
to provide
and maintain
prison,

Power to alter
prisons and
build new
ones.

Closing of
prisons.

Visiting
Committee.

2 Prison. No. 4 of 1955.

Provision, MAINTENANCE AND
CLOSING OF Prisons.

8. There shall be provided and maintained
at the expense of the Presidency, adequate accom-
modation for its prisoners in a prison: |

Provided however that the buildings and
premises in the Presidency now used as a prison
shall continue to be used as the prison for the
Presidency.

4. The Governor may with the approval of
the Legislative Council alter, enlarge or rebuild any

~ prison in the Presidency or may, if necessary. build
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new prisons in lieu of or in addition to any existing
prisons.

5. (1) The Governor may at any time by
proclamation declare any prison in the Presidency
to be closed; and every prison which the Governor
shall so declare to be closed shall, as from the date
of the proclamation, cease to be used as a prison
accordingly.

(2) Persons committed to any prison closed
under this section shall, upon the closing of such
prison, be deemed to be committed to the prison
nearest’ thereto, or to such other prison as the
Governor may appoint or determine. no

Visiting CoMMITTER.

6. (1) Rules made under section 27 of this
Ordinance shall provide for the constitution by the
Governor of a visiting committee of a prison
consisting of Justices of the Peace of the Presidency
appointed at such times, in such manner and for |
such periods as may be prescribed by the Rules.

(2) Rules made as aforesaid shall prescribe the
functions of the visiting committee and shall among
other things require members to pay frequent visits
to a prison and hear any complaints which may be
made by the prisoners, to consider periodically
the character, conduct and prospects of each pris-
oner and report to the Governor any matter which
they consider it expedient to report; and any