CAP. 90 Prisons [Rev. 2012] 4. Deleted by L.N. 124/1964, Sch. 5. Administration of Service (1) The administration of the Service and the control and supervision of all prisoners shall be vested in the Commissioner, subject to the directions of the Minister. (2) The Commissioner may, subject to this Act, from time to time make standing orders and give administrative directions for the observance of all prison officers. 6. Powers of Deputy Commissioner and delegation of powers (1) The Deputy Commissioner may exercise any of the powers or perform any of the duties vested in or assigned to the Commissioner by or under this Act or any rules made thereunder or by or under any other written law. (2) The Commissioner may delegate any of the powers vested in him by this Act or any rules made thereunder or, save where a contrary intention appears therein, by any other written law, to an Assistant Commissioner. PART III – POWERS, DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES OF PRISON OFFICERS 7. General powers and duties of prison officers Every prison officer shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as are by law conferred or imposed on prison officers of his class, and shall obey all lawful directions in respect of the execution of his office which he may from time to time receive from his senior officers. 8. Responsibility of officer in charge for stores, etc. Every officer in charge shall be charged with the safe custody of arms, accoutrements, ammunition, clothing and all other public stores and foodstuffs issued and delivered for the use of the prison, the prison officers and the prisoners under his control, and with all public money for which he may be held accountable, and also, subject to the provisions of this Act, and of any rules made thereunder, with all valuables, money, articles of clothing and other property entrusted to his keeping as being the property of prisoners, and shall account for the same in case of their being lost or damaged otherwise than by unavoidable accident, theft, robbery or lawful use. 9. Cases where prison officers have the powers and privileges of police officers While in charge of prisoners for the purpose of conveying any person to or from a prison, or for the purpose of apprehending any prisoner who may have escaped from a prison, or who may have escaped while being conveyed to or from a prison, or for the purpose of preventing the rescue of any persons in custody or an attack on a prison, every prison officer shall have all the powers, protection and privileges of a police officer. 10. Arrest of deserters Any prison officer may, on reasonable suspicion that any person is a deserter from the Service, arrest such person without warrant and shall forthwith take him before a magistrate. [Issue 1] P30 - 9