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In forceAmended2002 Revised Edition

Part 10 · Treatment of Prisoners Awaiting Capital Punishment

96. Restricted access to prisoner

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Last amended by an amending law of 2026.

(1)

A person must not have access to a prisoner in a prison awaiting capital punishment without a written order of the Commissioner, except a medical officer for the prison, any prison officer in the course of duty and, if required by the prisoner, a minister of religion.

(2)

A prison officer must be present during the whole of every such access to the prisoner by the medical officer or minister of religion.

Subregulation 1

A person must not have access to a prisoner in a prison awaiting capital punishment without a written order of the Commissioner, except a medical officer for the prison, any prison officer in the course of duty and, if required by the prisoner, a minister of religion.

Subregulation 2

A prison officer must be present during the whole of every such access to the prisoner by the medical officer or minister of religion.

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