Prisons (Ireland) Act, 1856

Provisions of Acts authorizing Superannuation of certain Officers of Prisons extended to all Officers thereof.

XXIII. ‘Whereas by Section One hundred and twenty-five of the Act of the Sixth and Seventh Years of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, Chapter One hundred and sixteen, and the Fifth Section of the said recited Act of the Third and Fourth Years of Her present Majesty, Chapter Forty-four, Provision is made for the Superannuation of the Keepers, Turnkeys, and Matrons of the Prisons to which the said Sections apply, and it is expedient to extend the said Sections to all other Officers of the said Prisons, Medical Officers included, whether such Medical Officers act in virtue of their Office as Surgeon of the County Infirmary, or by direct Appointment as Medical Officer of the Gaol, and to all Officers of the Prisons to which this Act may apply:’ Be it therefore enacted, That the said Sections of the said Acts of the Sixth and Seventh William the Fourth, and Third and Fourth of Her present Majesty, shall extend to and include all Officers of the Prisons to which the said Sections of the said Acts or this Act apply.