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Section 11: Superintendent.

The Prisons Act, 1894Central Act · Act 9 of 1894

(1) Subject to the orders of the Inspector General, the Superintendent shall manage the prison in all matters relating to discipline, labour, expenditure, punishment and control.

(2) Subject to such general or special directions as may be given by the State Government, the Superintendent of a prison other than a central prison or a prison situated in a presidency-town shall obey all orders not inconsistent with this Act or any rule thereunder which may be given respecting the prison by the District Magistrate, and shall report to the Inspector General all such orders and the action taken thereon.

STATE AMENDMENT

Maharashtra.--

Amendment of section 11 of Act IX of 1894.--In section 11 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), the words "a central prison or" shall be deleted.

[Vide Bombay Act XLV of 1959, s. 4]

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ActThe Prisons Act, 1894
Section11
Marginal noteSuperintendent.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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