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Reform Institutions Act

consolidated text (as at 2012, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.

Later amending instruments held: Reform Institutions (Amendment) Act 2018 (Act No 4 of 2018), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019 (Act No 13 of 2019), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (Act No 15 of 2021), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Act No. 11 of 2024).

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Sections

  1. 1 Short title
  2. 2 Interpretation
  3. PART II: THE PRISONS SERVICE
  4. 3 The Commissioner
  5. 4 The officer in charge
  6. 5 Duties of officers
  7. 6 Uniform and equipment
  8. 7 Powers and privileges of officers
  9. 9 Admission to institution
  10. 10 Powers of officers outside institution
  11. 11 Assistance to officer
  12. 12 Use of force
  13. 13 Temporary detention centres
  14. 14 Additional assistance in case of need
  15. PART III: SENTENCING AND DETENTION
  16. 15 Sentencing of young offenders
  17. 16 Misconduct of detainee
  18. 17 Offence committed by detainee
  19. 18 Detainee in custody of officer in charge
  20. 19 Unconvicted detainee
  21. 20 Presence of detainee in Court
  22. 21 Transfer of detainee
  23. PART IV: TREATMENT OF DETAINEES
  24. 22 Detainee to comply with discipline and Act
  25. 23 Particulars of detainee
  26. 24 Property of detainee
  27. 25 Clothing and bedding
  28. 26 Maintenance from private resources
  29. 27 Accommodation of detainee
  30. 28 Search of detainee
  31. 29 Complaint by detainee
  32. 30 Petition to President
  33. 31 Medical officers
  34. 32 Removal of sick detainee
  35. 33 Mental illness of detainee
  36. 34 Special security measures
  37. 35 Employment of detainee
  38. 36 Punishment of detainee
  39. 37 Punishment for prison defaults
  40. 38 Punishment of minor
  41. 39 Correctional Youth Centre defaults
  42. 40 Meaning of “stage”
  43. 41 Segregation
  44. 42 Restraint of detainee
  45. 43 Register of punishment
  46. 44 Religious instruction and moral advice
  47. 45 Report to Minister
  48. PART V: LEAVE OF ABSENCE, REMISSION, PAROLE AND DISCHARGE
  49. 46 Leave of absence
  50. 47 Aftercare order
  51. 48 Revocation of aftercare order
  52. 49 Supervision after release on aftercare
  53. 50 Remission
  54. 50 Earned remission inserted by Act No 4 of 2018
  55. 50A Additional remission and restoration of lost remission inserted by Act No 4 of 2018
  56. 50B Discharge inserted by Act No 4 of 2018
  57. PART V: LEAVE OF ABSENCE, REMISSION, PAROLE AND DISCHARGE
  58. 51 Release on parole
  59. 51A No remission or parole
  60. 52 Discharge of detainee
  61. PART VI: BOARDS OF VISITORS AND DISCHARGED PERSONS’ AID COMMITTEES
  62. 53 Board of Visitors
  63. 54 Functions of Board of Visitors
  64. 55 Board minute book
  65. 56 Member’s report
  66. 57 Discharged Persons’ Aid Committee
  67. 58 Appointment of Board or Committee
  68. 59 Board members
  69. 60 Visit by Judge or Magistrate
  70. 60A Visit by National Preventive Mechanism Division and Subcommittee
  71. PART VII: OFFENCES
  72. 61 Offences
  73. 62 Escape from custody
  74. 63 Arrest and forfeiture
  75. 63A Consecutive sentence inserted by Act No 4 of 2018
  76. PART VIII: MISCELLANEOUS
  77. 64 Savings
  78. 65 Application of Act
  79. 66 Regulations