Conveying accused person to prison after committal for trial

(1) If an accused person who is committed for trial is not released on bail, the police officer to whom the warrant of commitment is directed shall convey him to the prison and there deliver him, together with the warrant, to the keeper of the prison, who shall thereupon give the police officer a receipt for him, which shall set forth the condition in which he was when he was delivered into the custody of the keeper. (2) It shall not be necessary to address any warrant of commitment under this or any other section of this Act to the keeper of the prison, but upon delivery of the warrant to the keeper by the person charged with the execution thereof, the keeper shall receive and detail the person named therein, or detain him, if already in the keeper’s custody, for the period and the purpose directed by the 53 (3) In case of adjournments or remands, the keeper shall bring him, or cause him to be brought, at the time and place fixed by the warrant for that purpose, before the magistrate. (4) This section shall apply to every person committed to prison under this Act.