Clause 17

Subject to the directions of the Minister, the general charge and administration of —

approved institutions, except those designated in paragraph (b), shall be under the Director of Prisons appointed under section 8 of the Prisons Act (Cap. 247);

such approved institutions, as the Minister may designate, shall be under such person as the Minister may appoint.(2) The Director of Prisons or the person appointed under subsection (1)(b), as the case may be, may appoint a person to be the superintendent of an approved institution and such person shall be responsible for the supervision and administration of that approved institution.(3) Subject to such modifications as may be made by the Director of Prisons, the standing orders issued under the Prisons Act shall apply to an approved institution under the charge of the Director as they apply to a prison.(4) The person appointed under subsection (1)(b) may in writing issue orders, to be called standing orders, for the approved institutions designated under his charge.”.