Persons communicating with prisoners

(1) Every person who, (a) holds or attempts to hold any communication with any prisoner whilst he is in any prison or whilst he is employed outside a prison; or (b) brings or attempts by any means whatever to introduce into any prison any spirituous or fermented liquor or tobacco contrary to rules of such prison; or 25 (c) attempts to deliver or causes to be delivered to any prisoner when or wherever employed upon work outside the prison or when going to or returning from any such place of employment any spirituous or fermented liquor or tobacco contrary to the rules of such shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both at the discretion of the magistrate. (2) Every officer of prison who suffers any spirituous or fermented liquor or tobacco to be sold or used in any prison contrary to prison rules, shall on summary conviction be liable to the punishment prescribed in subsection (1) of this section and in addition to forfeiture of all arrears of salary due to him.