Constitution of Lesotho, 1993
Prison Service
THE PUBLIC SERVICE Contents
- Jurisdiction
- Lesotho
- Provision
- 149
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source149. Prison Service
(1) There shall be a Prison Service that shall be responsible for the administration of
prisons in Lesotho.
(2) The superintendence of the Prison Service shall be vested in the Director of Prisons
and, subject to any direction of the Defence Commission, the Director of Prisons shall be
responsible for the administration and discipline, of the Prison Service
(3) The power to appoint a person to hold or act in the office of Director of Prisons and the
power to remove that person from that office shall vest in the Defence Commission.
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