CAP. 90
Prisons
[Rev. 2012]
(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section contained, the
Minister may make different rules in respect of different classes, categories or
groups of prisons, prisoners or prison officers, or in respect of particular prisons.
[Act No. 21 of 1966, Second Sch., L.N. 124/1964.]
75. Amendment of Cap. 91
The Detention Camps Act (Cap. 91) (now repealed) is amended by substituting
for section 15 thereof a new section as follows—
15. Application of Act 49 of 1962 (Cap. 90)
The provisions of sections 26, 29, 30, 38, 45, 50, 51(1), 51(2), 52, 53, 54, 55,
56 and 57 of the Prisons Act, 1962, shall apply and be read as part of this Act, as if
there were substituted for the words “prison” and “prisoner”, wherever they appear
therein, the words “detention camp” and “detainee” respectively.
76. Repeal and saving
(1) The Prisons Act, 1948 (Cap. 78) is repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Prisons Act—
(a) all prisons established under that Ordinance shall be deemed to be
prisons established under this Act; and
(b) all prison officers appointed under that Act shall be deemed to have
been appointed under this Act and shall, in so far as such provisions
apply to them, be subject to the provisions of this Act.
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