General Prisons (Ireland) Act, 1877

Rules as to treatment of persons confined for nonpayment of sums adjudged by justices to be paid.

14. The General Prisons Board may, subject to the approval of the Lord Lieutenant and Privy Council, from time to time make, and when made repeal, alter, or add to, rules with respect to the classification and treatment of prisoners imprisoned for non-compliance with the order of a justice or justices to pay any sum of money, or imprisoned in respect of the default of a distress to satisfy a sum of money adjudged to be paid by order of a justice or justices.