Section 55
of Prisons Act
Section 55
(1)
No prison officer, any Medical Officer or any Dental Officer shall —
(a)
sell or offer for sale;
(b)
supply or offer for supply; or
(c)
receive, directly or indirectly, any benefit or advantage from the sale or offer of sale or supply or offer of supply of, any article to or for the use of any prisoner or for the use of any prison, nor shall any such officer directly or indirectly have any interest in any contract or agreement for the sale or offer of sale or supply of any such article.
(2)
No prison officer, any Medical Officer or any Dental Officer, shall —
(a)
directly or indirectly have any pecuniary interest in the purchase of any prison supplies;
(b)
receive any discounts, gifts or other consideration from contractors for or sellers of such supplies; or
(c)
have any pecuniary dealing with prisoners or with their friends with regard to them or on behalf of any prisoner held any unauthorised communications with any person.
(3)
Any person who contravenes any provision of this section is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $1,000 and
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imprisonment for 12 months and may in addition be dismissed from his office and all arrears of pay due to him may be forfeited.
(4)
In this section, references to selling or offering for sale include respectively references to letting on hire and offering to let on hire.
Desertion.