S.L. 217.19 Art. 24Regime and paid activity.

(1) All detained persons shall be provided with an opportunity to participate in activities to meet, as far as possible, their recreational needs.

(2) Wherever reasonably possible the development of skills and of services to the detention centre and to the community should be encouraged.

(3) Detained persons shall be entitled to undertake paid activities in so far as the opportunity to do so is provided by the Head Detention Service.

(4) Detained persons undertaking activities under sub-regulation (3) shall be paid at rates approved by the Minister, either generally or in relation to particular cases.

(5) Every detained person able to take part in educational activities provided at a detention centre shall be encouraged to do so.

(6) Programmes of educational classes may be provided at every detention centre.

(7) Arrangements shall be made for each detained person to have the opportunity of taking part in physical education or recreation, which shall consist of both sports and health-related activities.

(8) A library shall be provided in every detention centre, which shall meet a range of cultural, ethnic and linguistic needs and, subject to any direction of the Minister in any particular case, every detained person shall be allowed access to it at reasonable times.