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of his office and any liability to pay any such compensation
in consequence of any such act shall be a liability of the State.
             (7) For the purposes of paragraph (a) of
subsection (1) of this section, a person charged before a court
with a criminal offence of whom in respect of whom has been
returned the special verdict that he was guilty of the act or
omission charged but was insane when he did the act or made
the omission, or that he is not guilty by reason of insanity, shall
be regarded as a person who has been convicted of a criminal
offence. The detention of that person in consequence of such a
verdict shall be regarded as detention in execution of the order
of a court.
Protection
from slavery
and
forced labour .
       28.
servitude.
(1)
No person shall be held in slavery or
            (2)
forced labour.
No person shall be required to perform
             (3) For the purposes of this section, the
expression "forced labour" does not include -
(a)
any labour required in consequence of
the sentence or order of a court;
labour required of any person while
he is lawfully detained that, though
not required in consequence of the
sentence or order of a court, is
reasonably necessary in the interests
of hygiene or for the maintenance of
the place at which he is detained;
any labour required of a member of a
disciplined force in pursuance of his
duties as such or, in the case of a
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(b)
(c)
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