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The Superintendent may examine any person touch- a fifenees. mg any such offence, and determine thereupon, and punish such ofieuce by:- (1) a formal warning; Explanation.«—A formal warning shall mean a warning personally addressed to a prisoner by the Superintendent and recorded in the punishment—boek and en the prisoner’s history ticket; (2‘) change of labour“: some more irkseme or severe form fer each period as may be prescribed by rules made by the State Government; (3) hard labour for a period not exceeding seven 6:315 in the case of ‘convicted criminal prisoners r.0t Sentenced. to ttgoreus imprisoemmt; (4} such loss 0fprivi1eges admifiibte vtder the remi- ssion system fer the time being in force as Ina}- to- be prescribed by rules made by the State Govetn- ment; {5) the substitution of gently or other coarse fabric for clothing at" other t:t:tett:eri111= not being Woollen, fer a period which shall not exceed three monthS; (6) imposition of handcuffs of each pattern and weights in Such manner and. fox such period as may be pre- scribed by rules made by the State Government; (7) imposition offettezs of such pattetn and. weight, in such manner and for such period, as may be pres- cribed by rules made by the State Govanmenl; ‘7 1.7 L; PREGNS ACT] JAIL MANUAL 13 (8) separate confinementorany pctiod-not exoecding thmemonths; ' _ - Explattatt’on.—Separate confinement means such con- finement with or without labour as Secludea a ‘ priSOner from communication with, but not from sight of other prisoners, and allows him not less than one hour’s exercise pet diam and to have his meals in association with one or more other prisoners; - (9) Penaldiet.——1hatis, restrictt‘eii of diet in. such man- ner and subject to such conditions regarding labour as may be prescribed by the State Govern— ment; Provided. that such restriction ofdiet shall in no case be applied to a prisonei fut- mote than ninety-six con- secuIiVe hours and shall not be repeated except for a fresh ofl'ence nor until after an interval of one week; (10) cellular confinement for any period not exceeding fourteen days; Provided that after each period of cellular confinement an intern! of not less duration than such period must elapse before the prisonerisagain sentenced to cellular or solitary confinement; Explamrion.—-Cellula.t confinement means such confine— ment with or without labour as entirely seclrdes a pri'soner froth communication with, but not from sight of, other prisoners} (ll) Penal diet as defined in cluase (9) combined with cellular confinement. *(12) Omitted. Provided thathotbingin this section shall renderanyfemale or civil prisoner liable tn the imposition cf any form ofhand— Cllfls or fetters. .