The Prison Act, 1894
Union territory Act of Andaman and Nicobar Islands ยท Act 9 of 189459 provisions
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 9 of 1894 |
| Year | 1894 |
| Jurisdiction | Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| Ministry | Andaman and Nicobar Administration |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 59 |
| Subjects | criminal |
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- Section 1 Title, extent and commencement
- Section 3 Definitions
- Section 4 Accommodation for prisoners
- Section 5 Inspector General
- Section 6 Officers of prisons
- Section 7 Temporary accommodation for prisoners
- Section 8 Control and duties of officers of prisons
- Section 9 Officers not to have business dealings with prisoners
- Section 10 Officers not to be interested in prison-contracts
- Section 11 Superintendent
- Section 12 Records to be kept by Superintendent
- Section 13 Duties of Medical Officer
- Section 14 Medical Officer to report in certain cases
- Section 15 Report on death of prisoner
- Section 16 Jailor
- Section 17 Jailor to give notice of death of prisoner
- Section 18 Responsibility of Jailor
- Section 19 Jailor to be present at night
- Section 20 Powers of Deputy and Assistant Jailors
- Section 21 Duties of gate keeper
- Section 22 Subordinate officers not to be absent without leave
- Section 23 Convict officers
- Section 24 Prisoners to be examined on admission
- Section 25 Effects of prisoners
- Section 26 Removal and discharge of prisoners
- Section 27 Separation of prisoners
- Section 28 Association and segregation of prisoners
- Section 29 Solitary confinement
- Section 30 Prisoners under sentence of death
- Section 31 Maintenance of certain prisoners from private sources
- Section 32 Restriction on transfer of food and clothing between certain prisoners
- Section 33 Supply of clothing and bedding to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners
- Section 34 Employment of civil prisoners
- Section 35 Employment of criminal prisoners
- Section 36 Employment of criminal prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment
- Section 37 Sick prisoners
- Section 38 Record of directions of Medical Officers
- Section 40 Visits to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners
- Section 41 Search of visitors
- Section 42 Penalty for introduction or removal of prohibited articles into or from prison and communication with prisoners
- Section 43 Power to arrest for offence under section 42
- Section 44 Publication of penalties
- Section 45 Prison-offences
- Section 46 Punishment
- Section 47 Plurality of punishment, under section 46
- Section 48 Award of punishments under sections 46 and 47
- Section 49 Punishments to be in accordance with foregoing sections
- Section 50 Medical Officer to certify to fitness of prisoner for punishment
- Section 51 Entries in punishment-books
- Section 52 Procedure on committal of heinous offence
- Section 53 Whipping
- Section 54 Offences by prison-subordinates
- Section 55 Extramural custody, control and employment of prisoners
- Section 56 Confinement in irons
- Section 57 Confinement of prisoners under sentence of transportation in irons
- Section 58 Prisoners not to be ironed by Jailor except under necessity
- Section 59 Power to make rules
- Section 61 Exhibition of copies of rules
- Section 62 Exercise of powers of Superintendent and Medical Officer
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