Prisons Act 1933 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Custody and Removal of Prisoners
36. Delivery of persons on remand
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Every person remanded to any prison by any court, Judge, Magistrate or Justice of the Peace who is charged with any crime or offence must be delivered to the Superintendent of any prison that the Minister appoints for the custody of such persons, together with a warrant of commitment.
prison
“prison” means any house, building, enclosure or place, or any part thereof, declared to be a prison or reformative training centre under section 3, and includes the grounds and buildings within the prison enclosure and also the airing grounds or other grounds or buildings belonging or attached thereto and used by prisoners;
The Superintendent must detain a person mentioned in subsection (1) according to the terms of the warrant, and must cause that person to be delivered to such court, Judge, Magistrate or Justice of the Peace, or must discharge that person at the time named in and according to the terms of the warrant.
Superintendent
“Superintendent” means a Superintendent of Prisons appointed under section 20;