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Duties of visiting committee.
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25. The Lord Lieutenant shall make and publish, and may from time to time repeal, alter, or add to, rules with respect to the duties of a visiting committee, and such committee shall conform to any rules so made, and for the time being in force, but, subject as aforesaid, the members of such committee shall from time to time and at frequent intervals visit the prison for which they are appointed, and hear any complaints which may be made to them by the prisoners, and, if asked, shall do so privately. They shall report on any abuses within the prison, and also on any repairs which may be urgently required in the prison, and shall further take cognizance of any matters of pressing necessity and within the powers of their commission as justices, and do such acts and perform such duties in relation to a prison as they may be required to do or perform by the Lord Lieutenant.
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Subject to the provisions of this Act, the visiting committee may exercise any powers vested at the time of the passing of this Act in the justices, or any one or more of them, being members of a board of superintendence under the Prisons Acts, with respect to the punishment of prisoners. Nothing in this Act, or in any rules to be made under this Act, shall restrict any member of the visiting committee for any prison from visiting the prison at any time, and any such member shall at all times have free access to every part of the prison and to every prisoner confined therein.
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The visiting committee shall report to the Lord Lieutenant any matters with respect to which they may consider it expedient, and shall report to the Lord Lieutenant as soon as may be, and in such manner as he may direct, any matter respecting which they may be required by him to report.
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