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THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION HAS BEEN REVOKED BY S.I.

NO.

53 OF 2014 CH.208 – 68] PRISONS S.I.

58/1966 PRISONERS (INVESTMENT OF EARNINGS) RULES (SECTION 29(7)) [Commencement 21st July, 1966] Short title.

1.

These Rules may be cited as the Prisoners (Investment of Earnings) Rules.

Interpretation.

2.

In these Rules — “Act” means the Prisons Act; “prescribed” means prescribed by section 29(6) of the Act; “prisoner” has the meaning assigned to it by section 29(1) of the Act.
“Superintendent” has the meaning assigned to it by section 29(1) of the Act.

3.

(1) Where any prisoner has been engaged in extra- mural employment his net earnings, after deduction of the prescribed amounts from his gross earnings shall be deposited to his credit in an account to be kept for him in the Post Office Savings Bank.
(2) Every such account shall be opened and kept in the name and official title of the Superintendent in trust for the particular prisoner whose name shall be stated in the account and in all records thereof.

to the Superintendent shall, subject 4.
Upon discharge from prison of a prisoner who had been engaged in extra-mural employment, or at such other time or times as may be approved by the Visiting Committee, the requirements of the Post Office Savings Bank, withdraw the amount of principal and interest then standing to the credit of the account of such prisoner and any amount so withdrawn shall be added to the balance of earnings in the hands of the Superintendent and not invested by him prior to discharge of the prisoner on whose behalf such earnings are held.
5.

(1) The form of licence to be granted to a prisoner to enable him to engage in extra-mural employment shall be in the Form No.

1 set out in the Schedule to these Rules and such form shall contain therein the conditions of the grant of such licence also set out in the Schedule.

Investment of net earnings.

Withdrawal of funds.

Form of licence etc.

STATUTE LAW OF THE BAHAMAS [Original Service 2001] PRISONS [CH.208 – 69 (2) A record of the earnings of the prisoner shall be kept according to Form No.
2 in the Schedule and must be signed by the person by whom the prisoner has been employed.

SCHEDULE FORM No.
1 (Rule 5(1)) LICENCE PRISONS ACT (Chapter 208) (Section 29) The Prison in New Providence TO...................................................................................(Name of Inmate) Whereas you are serving a lawful term of imprisonment in the Prison of New Providence You are hereby permitted to be outside the Prison daily between the hours of..............................excluding Sundays and Public Holidays employed of by.......................................... as a ........................... gainfully purpose being the for This licence is subject to the conditions set out overleaf and, if not sooner revoked will expire on the ....... day of ........... 19 .......
Dated this .................................. day of .................................. 19 ........

Superintendent.

This licence and the conditions thereto have been read over and explained to me, and I understand their meaning.

Signature of inmate ...............................................................................

Dated this ................................. day of ..................................... 19 ......

CONDITIONS OF LICENCE 1.

This licence may be revoked at any time.

2.


The licensee shall remain under the supervision of the Superintendent whilst outside the prison under the terms of this licence.

3.
3.

The licensee shall diligently and faithfully work for his employer throughout working hours, and shall return to the prison each day at ....... or at the cessation of his working hours whichever ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– STATUTE LAW OF THE BAHAMAS [Original Service 2001] CH.208 – 70] PRISONS shall be the earlier, by the most direct route and as speedily as possible.

4.
4.

The earnings of the licensee shall be paid to the Super- intendent, who shall deduct and pay therefrom such sums as are authorised by section 29(6) of the Prisons Act (Chapter 208).
The Superintendent shall from time to time invest the balance of such earnings in the Post Office Savings Bank in trust for the licensee until he is discharged from the prison or until such time or times as may be approved by the Visiting Committee, at which time the sum then standing to the credit of the licensee’s Post Office Savings Account will be made available to the licensee in such amount or amounts and at such time or times not later than six months after his discharge as may be approved by the Visiting Committee.
FORM No.

2 (Rule 5(2)) EXTRA-MURAL EMPLOYMENT REPORT CARD PRISONS ACT (Chapter 208) (Section 29(5)) The Prison in New Providence NAME OF EMPLOYEE ................................................................. NAME OF EMPLOYER .................................................................

DATE OF EMPLOYMENT ............................................................
NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT ...................................................... WEEK ENDING RATE OF PAY TOTAL EARNINGS APTITUDE EFFICIENCY INDUSTRY CONDUCT PROGRESS SIGNATURE OF EMPLOYER ......................................................

STATUTE LAW OF THE BAHAMAS [Original Service 2001]