Section 26: Removal and discharge of prisoners

The Prison Act, 1894Union territory Act of Andaman and Nicobar Islands · Act 9 of 1894

(1) All prisoners, previously to being removed to any other prison, shall be examined by the Medical Officer.

(2) No prisoner shall be removed from one prison to another unless the Medical Officer certifies that the prisoner is free from any illness rendering him unfit for removal.

(3) No prisoner shall be discharged against his will from prison, if labouring under any acute or dangerous distemper, nor until, in the opinion of the Medical Officer, such discharge is safe.

CHAPTER V DISCIPLINE OF PRISONERS

Where this provision sits

Act	The Prison Act, 1894
Section	26
Marginal note	Removal and discharge of prisoners
Jurisdiction	Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Status	In force as published by the source

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