19.2. The remuneration owing to a person detained in a house of detention shall be paid to the warden of the house of detention who shall make the deductions prescribed by an act in force in Québec or a statutory instrument thereunder, or by a court judgment, as the case may be.
The warden shall remit to the detained person, out of the remuneration owing to him, the allowance determined by regulation.
Subject to section 19.3 or a contrary agreement written and authorized by the Director General, the balance of the remuneration shall be deposited by the warden in a financial institution and credited to the savings account held in trust for such purpose by the warden. When the person is released, the warden shall, by a cheque signed by him, pay to the detained person the amount and interest owing to him.
1978, c. 21, s. 1; 1983, c. 28, s. 61.