Saint Patrick’s Institution Regulations, 1960

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 224/1960
• Year: 1960

S.I. No. 224 of 1960.

SAINT PATRICK'S INSTITUTION REGULATIONS, 1960.

I, OSCAR TRAYNOR, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 4 of the Prevention of Crime Act, 1908, and section 13 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1960 (No. 27 of 1960), hereby make the following regulations: 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Saint Patrick's Institution Regulations, 1960. 2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations. 3. In these Regulations—

"the Committee" means the Saint Patrick's Visiting Committee provided for under Regulation 9 of these Regulations;

"inmate" means a person serving a sentence of detention in the Institution and includes a person transferred to the Institution under section 3 of the Prevention of Crime Act, 1908;

"the Institution" means Saint Patrick's Institution;

"the Minister" means the Minister for Justice. 4. An inmate shall, in so far as the length of his sentence permits, be given such training and instruction and be subjected to such disciplinary and moral influences as will conduce to his reformation and the prevention of crime. 5. An inmate shall, save in such exceptional circumstances as may be specified by the Minister, wear clothing provided pursuant to the directions of the Minister. 6.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this Regulation an inmate shall be—

(a) allowed such regular physical recreation and exercise, and

(b) given such regular physical training,

as may be necessary to promote his health and physical well-being.

(2) If the medical officer of the Institution considers that an inmate is unfit to be allowed physical recreation or exercise or to be given physical training, he shall not be allowed such recreation or exercise or be given such training. 7. If the Governor of the Institution is of opinion that the receipt of letters and visits and the writing of letters by an inmate in addition to those permitted apart from this Regulation will promote the social rehabilitation of the inmate, he may permit the inmate to receive so many letters and visits in addition to those permitted as aforesaid, and to write so many letters in addition to those permitted as aforesaid, as he thinks proper. 8. An inmate whose period of detention, whether on foot of one sentence or cumulative sentences, exceeds one month shall be eligible to earn by industry and good conduct a remission of a portion of the period of detention not exceeding...