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No convicts shall at any time be employed on any labour without the walls of the prison, - (a) until has undergone not less than one-fourth of substantive sentence if sentenced to term imprisonment and five years in case sentenced to life imprisonment; (b) without the sanction of the Director General, if the unexpired term of substantive imprisonment together with imprisonment (if any) in lieu of fine, to which he has been sentenced, exceeds two years; (c) if any other charge or charges are pending against him; (d) if he has not availed any parole/furlough; (e) if he had been awarded any major punishment in last two years. NOTE 1.- Clauses (a), (b) and (d) shall not be deemed to apply to any prison where prison industrial unit is situated outside the walls of the prison. NOTE 2.- Only prisoners who are of good character and who are not residents of foreign territory shall be employed outside the prison. When there are more prisoners eligible than are actually required those with the shortest unexpired sentences should ordinarily be chosen. NOTE 3.- Sanction in rules 881 and 882 shall be for a maximum period of six months at a time. Sweeper gang for residential accommodation.