Prisons Regulations · 2002 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Custody of Prisoners
40. Reading material and recreation
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A prisoner in a prison must not receive or keep any reading material unless allowed by the Superintendent of the prison.
The Superintendent of a prison may confiscate (or authorise the confiscation of) any reading material with objectionable content.
The Superintendent of a prison may allow recreation for the prisoners in the prison, subject to the considerations of the discipline of prisoners in the prison and the good order of the prison.
Subregulation 1
A prisoner in a prison must not receive or keep any reading material unless allowed by the Superintendent of the prison.
Subregulation 2
The Superintendent of a prison may confiscate (or authorise the confiscation of) any reading material with objectionable content.
Subregulation 3
The Superintendent of a prison may allow recreation for the prisoners in the prison, subject to the considerations of the discipline of prisoners in the prison and the good order of the prison.