Act Number: 9

Act Name: The Prisons Act, 1894

Year: 1894

Enactment Date: 1894-03-22

Long Title: An Act to extend the Indian Easements Act, 1882, to certain areas in which that Act is not in force.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 12: Records to be kept by Superintendent.
    The Superintendent shall keep, or cause to be kept, the following records :—
         (1) a register of prisoners admitted;
         (2) a book showing when each prisoner is to be released;
         (3) a punishment-book for the entry of the punishments inflicted on prisoners for prison-offences;
         (4) a visitors book for the entry of any observation made by the visitors touching any matters connected with the administration of the prison;
         (5) a record of the money and other articles taken from prisoners;
and all such other records as may be prescribed by rules under section 59 1***.
Notes:
1 The words and figures "or section 60" omitted by the A. O. 1937.
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