Section 25

Every prison officer may use weapons against any prisoner escaping or attempting to escape:

Provided that resort shall not be had to the use of any such weapons unless the officer has reasonable ground to believe that he cannot otherwise prevent the escape or the attempt to escape.

Every prison officer may use weapon on any prisoner engaged in any combined outbreak or in any attempt to force or break open the outside door or gate or enclosure wall of the prison, and may continue to use such weapons so long as the combined outbreak or attempt is actually being prosecuted.

Prisons

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Every prison officer may use weapons against any prisoner using violence to any prison officer or other person if the officers has reasonable grounds to believe that the prison officer or the other person is in danger of life or limb or that other grievous hurt is likely to be caused by him.

Before using firearms against a prisoner under the authority conveyed in subsection (1), the officer shall give a warning to the prisoner that he is about to fire on him.

No prison officer shall, in the presence of his superior officer, use arms of any sort against a prisoner in the case of an outbreak or attempt to escape except under the orders of the superior officer.

The use of weapons under this section shall be, as far as possible, to disable and not to kill.

Every police officer who is for the time being in the capacity of an escort guard or of a guard in or about a prison or lockup for the purpose of ensuring the safe custody of any prisoner or prisoners in such prison or lockup, shall be deemed to have all the powers and privileges granted to prison officers under this section.

Prison officer to have powers of police officer.