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Supply of clothing to proba- tionery.

Dietary,

Training.

Probation

officers may see probs- tioners in private. Daily

roatina.

Recreation

Care and welfare of probationers.

30. Each probationer, while detained in an approved institu- tion, shall be provided with a separate bed and shall be kept supplied with suitable clothing.

31. (1) Each probationer, while detained in an approved institution, shall be provided with sufficient and varied food based on a dietary to be drawn up by the superintendent of the institution in consultation with the medical officer assigned thereto and approved by the Principal Probation Officer and a copy of such dietary shall at all times be posted in the kitchen of the institution.

(2) A record shall be kept of the dishes that have been served and the weekly quantities of the main foodstuffs used in each approved institution.

32. Every approved institution shall provide a scheme of training approved by the Principal Probation Officer.

33. A probation officer shall be allowed to see in private at any reasonable time any probationer under his supervision, not- withstanding residence in an approved institution.

34. (1) The conduct of probationers in any approved institu- tion shall be regulated by daily routines (including the hours of rising, meals, recreation and retiring) which shall be drawn up by the superintendent of such institution and approved by the Principal Probation Officer. A copy of such routine shall be posted in the institucion.

(a) Any substantial deviation from such daily routine as posted shall be recorded by the superintendent in the log book of the institution.

35. (r) Adequate provision shall be made for free time and etc. of pro- recreation, including organized games, for probationers while

detained in an approved institution.

bationers.

(2) Probationers, while detained in an approved institution, shall be encouraged to write to their parents or guardians, and for this purpose postage stamps and stationery shall be provided by the superintendent thereof at the public expense,

(3) Probationers, while detained in an approved institution, shall be allowed to receive letters from their parents, guardians, and friends, and in special circumstances may, with the approval of the superintendent thereof be permitted to receive visitors:

Provided that the dates and times of such visits shall be arranged with the superintendent on written application by the visitors.

(4) The Principal Probation Officer may at any time by a direction in writing require that any correspondence between a probationer detained in an approved institution and any other person shall be subject to censorship by a probation officer.

Discipline.

36. (1) Discipline in an approved institution shall be Discipline. maintained by the personal influence of the superintendent and staff thereof, and shall be promoted by a system of rewards and privileges, which shall be drawn up and operated by the super- intendent subject to the approval of the Principal Probation Officer.

(2) (4) No corporal punishment of any kind shall be inflicted on a probationer in an approved institution.

(b) For the purpose of this rule the term "corporal punish- ment** includes striking, cuffing or shaking or the intentional infliction of any form of physical pain as a means of punishment.

(3) When punishment of a probationer is necessary for the maintenance of discipline in an approved institution, one of the following methods may be adopted-

(a) forfeiture of rewards or privileges or temporary loss of

recreation;

(b) imposition of additional occupation.

(4) No probationer in an approved institution shall be allowed to administer any form of punishment to any other probationer therein.

(5) The superintendent shall keep and maintain a book (to be known as the Punishment Book) and shall record therein any punishment imposed under the provisions of this rule. Any such punishment shall also be recorded in the individual case record of the probationer punished,