28/11/1926: Public Safety (Detention in Prisons) Regulations, 1926.

SAORSTÁT ÉIREANN.

PUBLIC SAFETY (DETENTION IN PRISONS) REGULATIONS, 1926.

PUBLIC SAFETY (EMERGENCY POWERS) ACT, 1926 .

WHEREAS it is enacted by sub-section (1) of Section 2 of the Public Safety (Emergency Powers) Act, 1926 (No. 42 of 1926) that whenever and so often as a proclamation of a national emergency is made by the Executive Council under that Act then Part II. of that Act (which includes Section 8 of that Act) and the Schedule to that Act shall forthwith come into force.

AND WHEREAS a proclamation of a national emergency was made by the Executive Council under the said Act on the 20th day of November, 1926;

AND WHEREAS it is enacted by Section 8 of the said Act that an Executive Minister may make regulations regarding the matters in the said Section 8 mentioned;

NOW, I, CAOIMHGHIN O hUIGIN, Minister for Justice, an Executive Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 8 of the Public Safety (Emergency Powers) Act, 1926 (No. 42 of 1926), and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling do hereby make the following regulations:—.

1.—These regulations may be cited for all purposes as the Public Safety (Detention in Prisons) Regulations, 1926.

2.—The Interpretation Act, 1923 (No. 46 of 1923) applies to the interpretation of these regulations in like manner as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of the Oireachtas.

3.—Persons detained in custody under the Public Safety (Emergency Powers) Act, 1926 , may be detained in any of the following prisons under the control of the General Prisons Board, viz.:

Mountjoy Prison, Dublin.

Waterford Prison, Waterford.

Cork Prison, Western Road, Cork.

Limerick Prison, Limerick.

Galway Prison, Galway.

Sligo Prison, Sligo.

Portlaoighise Prison, Portlaoighise.

The following regulations shall apply to persons (hereinafter referred to as interned persons) so detained in any of the above-mentioned prisons.

4.—An interned person shall be subject to any general prison rules except so far as they are inconsistent with these regulations

5.—An interned person shall not be placed in association or at exercise or at work with ordinary convicted prisoners.

Special privileges.

6.—An interned person on application to the General Prisons Board may be permitted—

(1) To occupy a specially furnished cell subject to the payment of such sum as they may determine;

(2) To exercise apart;

(3) To be supplied at his own expense with such utensils and articles of furniture as may be approved;

(4) To be relieved of the performance of any duties or offices subject to the payment of such sums as they may fix to cover the expense of such service;

(5) To be supplied with prison clothing or footwear where his own are insufficient or unsuitable or may require to be disinfected or destroyed in order to prevent the introduction or spread of disease;

(6) To be supplied from private sources for the purpose of recreation or study with writing materials and with books and newspapers which are not ordinarily forbidden by prison rules and practice;

(7) To be supplied from outside at his own expense with meals or particular articles of food;

(8) To have his own shaving and toilet requisites;

(9) To be allowed additional letters and visits;

(10) To be allowed light in his cell until the final locking for the purpose of reading or study;

(11) To be visited at his own expense by his private medical or dental attendant and to be supplied with medicine: or other such requirements;

(12) To be allowed additional exercise.

Cleanliness and hygiene.

7.—An interned person shall not be obliged to take a bath or to have his hair cut or to shave, except where the Medical Officer or the Governor of the prison decides that it is necessary.

8.—An interned person, unless exempted by any of these regulations, shall be obliged to keep his cell, utensils, furniture and bedding clean and orderly in accordance with the rules and practice in force.

Work.

9.—An interned person shall not be obliged to perform any labour, but shall be given the option of such suitable employment as the Governor may decide.

Smoking.

10.—An interned person may be allowed to smoke, except in his cell, at such times and in such places as the Governor may decide.

Letters and Visits.

11.—An interned person shall be permitted to write and receive one letter each week day and to receive visits of fifteen minutes' duration on each of two days per week, such visits to be apart from the ordinary visiting place for convicted prisoners and at such times as may be determined; provided that the General Prisons Board may grant a special visit where an interned person desires to see his friends for the purpose of securing his release.

Religious service.

12.—Every interned person shall be obliged to attend the religious services of the religion to which he belongs on Sundays and on religious holidays, unless prevented by illness or otherwise specially exempted.

Transfer or sale.

13.—An interned person shall not transfer or sell to any person any article permitted to be introduced for his use or benefit.

Dietary scale.

14.—Interned persons who do not maintain themselves shall be supplied according to such dietary scale as the General Prisons Board may approve.

Sureties.

15.—Whenever an Executive Minister shall require as a condition of the release of an interned person that such person shall enter into a recognisance in the manner prescribed by Section 7 of the Act, such person shall be permitted to see any of his friends on any week day at any reasonable hour for the bona fide purpose of obtaining such sureties as are required.

General.

16.—The Governor shall determine as to the times, quantities and conditions according to which any article permitted to be introduced for the use and benefit of any interned person is to be introduced or used or retained by him.

Given at Government Buildings, Dublin, this 24th day of November, 1926.

C. O hUIGIN,

Aire Dlí agus Cirt.