Prisons.


Persons sen-
tenced, etc.,
to be com-
mitted tG-
prison or
lock-up.
Prisoners etc.
deemed in
legal cuskdy.


Superintendent
etc. to detain
persons
committed.





Delivery of
persons on
remand.


 (6) The use of firearms under this section shall be, as far
as possible, to disable and not to kill.
 (7) Every police constable who is for the time being
serving in the capacity of an escort, or of a guard in or around
any prison or lock-up, for the purpose of ensuring the safe
custody of any prisoners or persons detained in a lock-up,
shall be' deemed to have all the powers and privileges granted
to members of the prison staff under this section for the pAr-
poses of his duties in relation to such prisoners or persons.

 PART IV.
 CUSTODY AND REMOVAL OF PERSONS DETAINED
 IN LOCK-UPS.
 19. (1) Every .perif n sentenced to imprisonmenit shall
be committed to and detained in a prison,
 (2) Every person awaiting trial or remanded in custody
may be committed to and detained in either a prison or a
lock-up.
 20. Every pji-,oner whenever he is confined in any prison
in which he may lawfully be confined orvwheneve-r he is being
taken to or from, or 'is working in the custody or under the
control of any member of thte prison staff beyond the limits of,
any,such prison, shall be deemed to be in the legal custody of
the Superintendent of such prison.

 21. The Superintendent -and the persons- in charge of
lock-ups are hlereby authorized and required to keep and detain
all persons -duly committed to their custody by any Court,
Judge, Magistrate, Coronei, Justice of the Peace, or other
public officer lawf ully exercising'civil or criminal jurisdiction,
according to the terms of any writ, warrant or order by which
such person has been committed, or until such person is dis-
charged by due course of law.

 -22. Every person charged with an offence and remanded
in custody to any prison or lock-up by any Court, Judge,-Magis-
trate, Coroner or Justice of the Peace, shall be delivered to
the Superintendent or to the person in charge of such lock-up
(as the case may be) together with the warrant or commit-
m.ent, and the' Superintendent or person in charge (as the case
may, be) shall detain- such person according to the terms of
such warrant, and shall cause such person to be delivered to
such Court, Judge, Magistrate, Coroner or Justice of the


No. 30.


1967.