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(1) The Superintendent shall check or cause to be checked, the nationality of a foreign prisoner at the time of admission and shall ensure that a record of the same is kept along with the particulars of the foreign prisoner. (2) For determination of the nationality of a foreign prisoner, the Superintendent shall write to Foreigner Regional Registration Officer (FRRO) or as the case may be to Foreigner Registration Officer (FRO), within a week of the foreign prisoner’s admission to prison. (3) In case, at the time of admission, a foreign prisoner informs the Prison authorities of a different nationality than the one documented on his warrant, clarification in this regard shall be sought from the police authorities or Foreigner Regional Registration Officer or Foreigner Registration Officer concerned and information in this regard shall be shared with court concerned. (4) In case the nationality of a foreign prisoner is not determined, the Superintendent shall write to the Director General who shall take steps as deemed fit to determine the nationality. (5) Details of every foreign prisoner admitted in the prison shall be communicated to CPV Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, Director General, District Magistrate, the Superintendent of Police, and District Legal Services Authority within a week of the foreign prisoner’s admission to prison. Procedure when sentence of a foreign prisoner is near to completion.