SEPT. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2623

Regulations under the Prisons Act, 1908, the Prisons Amendment Acts, 1912 and 1919, the Statute Law Amendment Act, 1917, and the Crimes Amendment Acts, 1910 and 1920.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this 21st day of September, 1925.

Present:

His Excellency The Governor-General in Council.

In pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by the Prisons Act, 1908 (as amended by section sixteen of the Statute Law Amendment Act, 1917), by the Prisons Amendment Act, 1912, by the Prisons Amendment Act, 1919, and by the Crimes Amendment Act, 1910 (as amended by the Crimes Amendment Act, 1920), and of all other statutory and other powers enabling him in that behalf, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke, as from the first day of October, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five, the following regulations, namely:-

(a.) Regulations made under the Prisons Act, 1908, and published in the Gazette of the twenty-third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, at page 149;

(b.) Regulations made under the Prisons Act, 1908, and the Statute Law Amendment Act, 1917, and published in the Gazette of the eighth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, at page 4137;

(c.) Regulations made under the Prisons Act, 1908, and the Statute Law Amendment Act, 1917, and published in the Gazette of the eighteenth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, at page 2605; and

(d.) Regulations made under the Prisons Act, 1908, and published in the Gazette of the twenty-sixth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, at page 3357;

and doth hereby make in lieu thereof the regulations hereinafter set forth, and doth hereby declare that the said regulations shall come into force on the said first day of October, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five.

REGULATIONS.

PART I.-PRELIMINARY.

1. In these regulations, where not inconsistent with the context,-

“ Minister ” means the Minister of Justice:

“ Commissioner ” means the Commissioner appointed under the Public Service Act, 1912.

“ Controller-General ” means the Controller-General of Prisons appointed under the Prisons Amendment Act, 1919:

“ Inspector ” means an Inspector of Prisons appointed under the Prisons Amendment Act, 1919:

“ Medical Officer” means the surgeon of any prison appointed under section 5 of the Prisons Act, 1908:

“ Controlling Officer” means the Superintendent, Gaoler, or other officer in charge of a prison, prison institution, reformatory, or police-gaol:

“ Prison” means any prison, prison institution, reformatory, or police-gaol proclaimed under the Prisons Act:

“ General order” means an order circulated by or by the direction of the Minister or the Controller-General:

“ Prisons Act” means the Prisons Act, 1908, and all amendments thereof:

“ Officer” includes any person appointed to any prison as an officer under the Prisons Act:

“ Dependants” means those persons who are dependants of prisoners within the meaning of subsection (2) of section 26 of the Crimes Amendment Act, 1910, and of subsection (1) of section 12 of the Crimes Amendment Act, 1920.

2. These regulations may be cited as “ The Prisons Regulations, 1925.”

Application.

3. If it appears to the Minister that the provisions of these regulations are not wholly applicable to any particular prison he may, in their application to the said prison, make such modifications thereof as he thinks fit.