Section 167: Duties of persons in charge of prison and others to receive prisoners

(1) It shall be the duty, in so far as rules made under this Part of this Act or imprisonment rules so provide, of the Superintendent or other person in charge of a prison (not being a military prison) to receive a person duly sent to that prison in pursuance of those rules and to confine him until execution of the sentence is completed or the prisoner is discharged or delivered over in due course of law.
(2) Where a person is in military custody in pursuance of a sentence of imprisonment, then on receipt of a written order in that behalf purporting to be signed by that person's commanding officer, it shall be the duty of the Superintendent or other person in charge of a prison or the police officer in charge of a police station or of a person in charge of any other place in which prisoners may lawfully be confined to keep that person in custody for a period not exceeding seven days unless the person is earlier discharged or delivered over in due course of law.
(3) The powers conferred on the commanding officer under this section shall only be exercisable where no military detention facility exists.