294Issue of firearms to correctional officers not at armed posts

#### 294 Issue of firearms to correctional officers not at armed posts 294 Issue of firearms to correctional officers not at armed posts > > (1) The governor of a correctional centre or the principal security officer may (by a direction given generally or in any particular case) authorise the issue of firearms to correctional officers who are not stationed at armed posts for use in connection with— > > > > > (a) the escorting of inmates, or > > > > > (b) the maintenance of a guard outside a correctional centre. > > > (2) The Commissioner may (by a direction given in a particular case) authorise the issue of firearms to correctional officers for use in connection with patrols of the perimeter of a correctional centre. > > > (3) The governor of a correctional centre may (by a direction given in a particular case) authorise the issue of firearms to correctional officers who are not stationed at armed posts— > > > > > (a) for use in connection with the quelling or control of a correctional centre disturbance or riot, or > > > > > (b) for any other purpose for which the governor considers it necessary that firearms be issued. > > > (4) The following persons may (by a direction given in a particular case) authorise the issue of firearms to correctional officers who are not stationed at armed posts for use in connection with the conveyance of money or other property within a correctional centre or between a correctional centre and other places— > > > > > (a) the Commissioner, > > > > > (b) the principal security officer, > > > > > (c) the governor of a correctional centre.