Due provision shall be made for the admission, at proper times and under proper restrictions, into every prison of persons with whom civil or unconvicted criminal prisoners may desire to communicate, care being taken that so far as may be consistent with the interests of justice, prisoners under trial may see their duly qualified legal advisers without the presence of any other person.
Section 40: Visits to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners.
The Prisons Act, 1894Central Act · Act 9 of 1894
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Prisons Act, 1894 |
|---|---|
| Section | 40 |
| Marginal note | Visits to civil and unconvicted criminal prisoners. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
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