S.L. 260.3 Art. 90The Director.

(1) Subject to the provisions of the Act and of these regulations, the Director shall be responsible for the general administration of the prison and, in particular, the maintenance of security, discipline and good order therein, the health, hygiene and general welfare of prisoners and the management of the training programmes for the realisation of the treatment objectives.

(2) The Director shall carry out regular inspections, including surprise inspections by night, of the different parts of the prison as frequently as necessary.

(3) Saving his powers to give orders, whether verbally or in writing, as he may deem fit for the proper running of the daily administration of the prison, the Director may also make orders in writing relating to any aspect of the administration of the prison and the maintenance of discipline, security and good order therein, as well as to any other matter forming part of his duties as set out in these regulations: Provided that nothing in such orders shall be contrary to the provisions of the Act or of these regulations.

(4) The Director shall take strict care to ensure that these regulations and any direction or order given thereunder, as well as any order relating to the prison, are complied with and enforced.

(5) If a prisoner escapes the Director shall at once inform the Commissioner of Police, giving a full description of the prisoner, and shall moreover take all necessary action for the recapture of the escaped prisoner. He shall also hold an inquiry without delay into the circumstances of the escape transmitting the proceedings together with a report thereon to the Minister. A copy of the proceedings and of the report shall be transmitted to the Attorney General.

(6) In the case of an emergency not provided for in these regulations the Director may take such action as he may consider reasonably necessary and shall report such action forthwith to the Minister and to the Chairman of the Board.

(7) The Chief Executive Officer in terms of the Correctional

Services Agency (Establishment) Order shall have the authority to issue an electronic monitoring order in accordance with the provisions of the Electronic Monitoring Act.