Act Number: 3

Act Name: The Prisoners Act, 1900

Year: 1900

Enactment Date: 1900-02-02

Long Title: An Act to consolidate the law relating to Prisoners confined by order of a Court.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Home

Section 6: Power for State Governments to appoint Superintendents of Presidency prisons.
    The State Government may appoint officers who shall have authority to receive and detain prisoners committed to their custody under this part.
     Explanation.--Any officer so appointed, by whatever designation he may be styled, is hereinafter referred to as "the Superintendent".
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