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I \ EXTRAORDINARY OFFICIAL GAZETTE THE BAHAMAS PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NASSAU 18'h August, 2014 CORRECTIONAL SERVICES (INVESTMENT OF INMATES EARNINGS) RULES, 2014 Arrangement of Rules Rule Citation ............................................................................................................ 2 1.

Interpretation ................................................................................................... 2 2.
Investment of net eamings ............................................................................... 2 3.

4. Review Board may apply sums from earnings ................................................ 2 5.

Withdrawal of funds ....................................................................................... .3 Revocation ...................................................................................................... .3 6.

S.I.

No.

53 of2014 CORRECTIONAL SERVICES ACT, 2014 (NO.


8 OF 2014) CORRECTIONAL SERVICES (INVESTMENT OF INMATES EARNINGS) RULES, 2014 The Review Board, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 18 of the Correctional Services Act, 2014, and with the approval of the Minister makes the following Rules - 1.

Citation.

These Rules may be cited as the Correctional Services (Investment of Inmates Earnings) Rules, 2014.

\ 2.

Interpretation.


In these Rules- " Act" means the Correctional Services Act, 2014; "Review Board" means the Correctional Services Review Board established under section 15 of the Act.

3.

Investment of net earnings.


Where an inmate is engaged in the Work Release Scheme in accordance with section 21 of the Act, the Commissioner shall cause his net earnings, after deduction of any - (a) (b) administrative or applicable bank fees; sums from his gross earnings pursuant to rule 4, to be deposited on his behalf in an account with a reputable fmancial institution in accordance with section 22(1) of the Act.

4. Review Board may apply sums from earnings.
In accordance with section 18(a) and section 22(2) of the Act, the Review Board may, on the recommendation of the Commissioner, authorize such portion of an inmate's earnings as the Board may determine, to be applied to - subsidize correctional facility during the course of his employment; the expenses of the inmate while outside the (a) Page- 2 (b) (c) (d) an approved voluntary organization concerned with victim support; any dependants of the inmate; subsidize the expenses of accommodation, tools and transportation for such inmate; or (e) make compensation payments or otherwise as may be required by an order of the court.
5.

Withdrawal of funds.

Upon release from a correctional facility, an inmate shall receive all remaining sums held in trust for him by the Commissioner.

6.

Revocation ..

The Prisoners (Investment of Earnings) Rules1 are hereby revoked.

\ Made this 13'h day of August, 2014.

Signed BERNARDJ.NOTTAGE Minister responsible for Correctional Facilities 1Sub.

Leg.

Vol.

Ill, Cl!.

208 - p. 68.

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