Prisons (Scotland) Act 1877

1Short title of Act

2Commencement of Act

PART ITransfer and Administration of Prisons

Transfer of Prisons

4Maintenance of prisons and prisoners out of public funds

5Prisons to vest in Secretary of State

6General rules for prisons made by Secretary of State to continue

Administration of Prisons

Prison Commissioners

7Appointment of Prison Commissioners

8Appointment of inspectors, officers, and servants

10Duties of Prison Commissioners

11Reports by Prison Commissioners

12Report to contain information as to manufacturing processes in prison

13Return of punishments to be made yearly

Visiting Committee

14Appointment of visiting committee of prisons

15Duties of visiting committee

16Visit to prison by any sheriff or justice

PART IISUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS

As to Obligation to maintain Prisons

17Termination of local obligation to maintain prisons

18Compensation to be made in place of prison accommodation

19Compensation to be made to prison authority in respect of accommodation provided for prisoners of some other authority

20Allowance to be made to prison authority in respect of uncompleted prison

21Power to prison authority to erect new prison

As to Contracts and Debts

22General saving of rights of creditors

23Determination of contracts between prison authorities

24Existing debts to be defrayed by prison authorities

25Provision as to continuing contracts

26Provision as to assets

As to Classification and Commitment of Prisoners

27Confinement of prisoners before and during trial

28Confinement of prisoners after conviction

29Confinement of civil prisoners

30Secretary of State may legalise police cells as places of detention for short periods

31Saving as to commitment of prisoners

32Legal custody of prisoner

Discharge of Prisoners

33Provision where term of imprisonment expires on Sunday

34Power to Secretary of State to grant certificates to Prisoners Aid Societies, and to revoke or suspend the same

35Allowance to discharged prisoner

36Discharged prisoner may be provided with means of returning to his home

As to Jurisdiction

37Jurisdiction of sheriff and other officers

38Prisoners under sentence of death

As to Discontinuance of Prisons

39Power of Secretary of State to discontinue prisons

40Effect of discontinuance of prison

Status of Officers

41Position and duties of existing officers of Managers of General Prison at Perth

42Position and duties of existing officers of prisons

43Superannuation of officers and abolition of offices

As to Miscellaneous Matters

44Regulations as to hard labour

45Special rules as to treatment of unconvicted prisoners and certain other prisoners

46Treatment of prisoners convicted of sedition, &c

47Treatment of persons committed for contempt of court

48Test of malingering to be made only with authority of visiting committee, &c

49Duties of medical officer

50Limitation of time of confinement in a punishment cell

51Duties of governor

52As to insane prisoners

53Procurator fiscal shall hold public inquiry on prisoner who has died in prison

54Transfer of duties of existing inspectors of prisons

55Power of authority to borrow on rate

56Power of Public Works Loan Commissioners to lend

57Legal estate in prison to be in the Prison Commissioners

58As to rules of Secretary of State, and repeal of inconsistent enactments

59Saving clause as to pensions

60Superannuation to clerk or treasurer, &c

61Repeal of section 50 of 20 & 21 Vict. c.71, and constitution of District Boards of Lunacy

62Provision for expense of Lunacy District Board where there is no district asylum

63Provision for levying certain assessments heretofore levied along with the prison assessment

648 & 9 Vict. c.19 incorporated with this Act for acquisition of lands

65Returns of warrants of imprisonment and sentences

Judicial Statistics

66Prison Commissioners to discharge duties of department of Judicial Statistics

Reformatories and Industrial Schools

67Commissioners of supply of counties or magistrates of burghs may contribute to reformatories or industrial schools

Arrangement and Arbitration

68Power of Secretary of State and prison authority to compromise and refer to arbitration

69Definition of "furniture and effects belonging to a prison"

70Definition of "prisoner" and "maintenance of prisoner" and "cell accommodation for prisoner"

71Definitions of other terms used in this Act

72Repeal of Acts

SCHEDULEActs Repealed

Prisons (Scotland) Act 1877

1877 Chapter 53

An Act to amend the Law relating to Prisons in Scotland

[14th August 1877]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: