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(3) The governor of every prison shall bring any entry in the visitors’ book to the attention of the visiting committee or the board of visitors at their next visit.

20. The governor of every prison in which persons committed for trial before a court of assize or quarter sessions are confined shall deliver to that court a calendar of those persons.

21. A prisoner shall not in any case be liable to pay the cost of his conveyance to prison.

22.—(1) Rules made under section forty-seven of this Act may provide in what manner an appellant within the meaning of the Criminal Appeal Act, 1907, when in custody, is to be taken to, kept in custody at, and brought back from, any place at which he is entitled to be present for the purposes of that Act, or any place to which the Court of Criminal Appeal or any judge thereof may order him to be taken for the purpose of any proceedings of that court.

(2) The Secretary of State may—
 * (a) if he is satisfied that the attendance at any place in Great Britain of a person detained in England in a prison is desirable in the interests of justice or for the purposes of any public inquiry, direct him to. be taken to that place;
 * (b) if he is satisfied that a person so detained requires medical or surgical treatment of any description, direct him to be taken to a hospital or other suitable place for the purpose of the treatment;

and where any person is directed under this subsection to be taken to any place he shall, unless the Secretary of State otherwise directs, be kept in custody while being so taken, while at that place, and while being taken back to the prison in which he is required in accordance with law to be detained.

23. For the purpose of taking a person to or from any prison under the order of any authority competent to give the order a constable or other officer may act outside the area of his jurisdiction and shall notwithstanding that he is so acting have all the powers, authority, protection and privileges of his office. Length of sentence, release on licence and temporary discharge

24.—(1) In any sentence of imprisonment the word “month” shall, unless the contrary is expressed, be construed as meaning calendar month. 8