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(1) The District Magistrate shall not ordinarily address any communication or order to any officer of any prison below the rank of Superintendent. All orders issued by the District Magistrate shall be in writing. (2) The orders of the District Magistrate shall ordinarily be issued in the form of an entry in the Visitor’s Book. The District Magistrate is expected not to interfere in matters of detail affecting the management of a prison. He shall refrain from any action which may tend to weaken the authority of the Superintendent. (3) If the District Magistrate gives an order to which the Superintendent or his senior takes exception, the concerned officer may represent the matter through the Director General to the Government, but he shall forthwith obey any order which is not inconsistent with the Act or any rule made thereunder and does not involve any immediate risk or danger. Admission of police officers.