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Prisons Regulations · 2002 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Custody of Prisoners
51. Visits by police
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Last amended by an amending law of 2026.
On production of an order from an Assistant Superintendent of Police or a Magistrate, any police officer may, at any reasonable time, visit any prison for any one or more of the following purposes:
(a)
identifying an offender;
(b)
photographing and taking the particulars of a prisoner who has been directed to be subject to the supervision of the police;
(c)
taking a statement from a prisoner considered necessary for any investigation under Part 4 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.