S.L. 260.3 Art. 25Provision of food to prisoners.

(1) Prisoners sentenced to imprisonment shall be provided at the normal times with food which is suitably prepared and presented, and satisfies in quality and quantity modern standards of diet and hygiene, and which takes into account the age, sex, and health of the prisoners, the nature of their work and so far as possible, their religious or cultural requirements.

(2) The Director shall regularly inspect food provided to the prisoners and shall ensure that no prisoner shall be given food which is less than or different from that which is ordinarily provided, except upon the written recommendation of the Medical Officer.

(3) The provisions of this regulation shall also apply to unconvicted prisoners and prisoners sentenced to detention, provided that the Director may establish a system under which such prisoners may be supplied with reasonable amount of food at their own expense or at the expense of their family. In no case can such food be passed to other prisoners without the permission of the Director.

(4) No prisoner sentenced to imprisonment shall be allowed, except as authorised by the Director or by the Medical Officer, to have any food other than that ordinarily provided.

(5) In this regulation "food" includes drinking water.