s 76 Detention after date of discharge
76.—(1) Any punishment lawfully imposed on a prisoner under this Act or any regulations made under this Act may be carried into effect despite the fact that the carrying into effect of the punishment may necessitate the detention of the prisoner beyond the date at which he or she would otherwise be entitled to be discharged from prison.
(2) The period of detention under subsection (1) must not exceed 48 hours, the period to be calculated from the last hour of the day upon which the prisoner would otherwise be entitled to be discharged.
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