prison, commits any offence specified in section 42" of the Prisons
Act and refuses on demand of such officer to state his name and
residence, or gives a name and residence which such officer
knows, or-has reason to believe, to be false, such officer may
arrest him and shall without unnecessary delay make him over to a
Police Officer and therefore such Police Officer shall proceed as if
the offence had been committed in his presence (section 43 Prisons
Act, 1894).
Publication of penalties:
Rule 689. The Superintendent shall cause to be affixed, in a
conspicuous place outside the prison, a notice in national and
official provincial languages setting forth the act;, prohibited under
section 42 of the Prisons Act and the penalties incurred by their
commission.
List of prohibited articles:
Rule 690. The articles specified or included in any of the
description contained in the list annexed to this rule, shall be
deemed to be prohibited articles, within the meaning of section 42
and clause (12) of section 45 of the Prisons Act, 1894, unless any
such article shall be:(a) introduced into any prison.
(b) remove from any prison.
(c) supplied to any prisoner outside the limits of any prison or
(d) received, processed or transferred by any prisoner, with
the permission of the Superintendent or other officer
empowered by him in this behalf.
List of prohibited articles:
(1) Spirituous liquors of every description.
(2) All explosives, intoxicating or poisonous substances and
chemicals, whether fluid or solid of whatever description.
(3) All arms and weapons and articles which are capable of
being used as weapons of whatever description.
(4) All bulion, metal, coin, jewellery, ornaments, currency
notes, securities and articles of value of every description.
(5)
All books, paper, and printed or written matter and
materials and appliances for printing or writing of
whatever description.
(6) String ropes, chains, bamboos and all materials which are
capable of being converted into string or rope or chain,
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