SECTION

Section 1 — Amended in its application to

From: The Prisons Act, 1894

1. Amended in its application to -

(1)the Province of Madras by -

(i)the Prisons and Indian Lunacy (Madras Amendment) Act, 1938 (Mad. Act 14 of 1938);

(ii)the Prisons (Madras Amendment) Act, 1940 (Mad. Act 5 of 1940);

(iii)the Prisons (Madras Amendment) Act, 1947 (Mad. Act 18 of 1947); and

(iv)the Prisons (Madras Amendment) No. II Act,1947 (Mad. Act 19 of 1947).

(2)the Punjab by s. 2 of the Prisons (Punjab Amendment) Act, 1926 (Punjab Act 9 of 1926).

(3)Delhi by Delhi Act 6 of 1956.

(4)Assam by Assam Act 12 of 1956.

(5)Orissa by Orissa Act 23 of 1956 and 29 of 1958.

(6)West Ben gal by West Bengal Act 22 of 1957.

(7)Himachal Pradesh by Himachal Pradesh Act 10 of 1974.

(8)Kerala by Kerala Act 10 of 1976. The Act has been extended to -

(1)NEFA by Reg. 30 of 1960. subject to certain modifications, vide s. 3 and the Schedule, ibid. (w.e.f. 1 -11-1960).

(2)the whole of Madhya Pradesh by Madhya Pradesh Act 40 of 1961.

(3)Goa, Daman and Diu by Reg. 11 of 1963, s. 3 and the Schedule.

(4)Dadra and Nagar Haveli (w.e.f. 1 -7-1965) by Reg. 6 of 1963, s. 2 and the Fir st Schedule.

(5)Lakshadweep (w.e.f. 1 -10-1967): vide Reg. 8 of 1965, s. 3 and the Schedule.

(6)the Union territory of Pondicherry by Act 26 of 1968. s. 3 and the Schedule.

(7)Extended to the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union territory of Ladakh by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31 -10-2019). Rep. in part (in West Bengal) by West Bengal Act 7 of 1948. Rep. in its application to Bellary District by Mysore Act 14 of 1955.