(1) Prisoners sentenced to simple imprisonment shall keep their clothing clean and in good order and their wards and yards clean:
Provided that they belong to a class of society, the members of which would in their own houses perform such duties.
(2) They shall not be compelled to do any other work, or to perform any menial duties for others, or to do any work of a degrading character, such as a scavenger’s work.
(3) They shall be allowed to converse together in their own ward or place in a quite and orderly manner except at parades, at exercise time, and at night.
(4) Any prisoner sentenced to simple imprisonment who volunteers to work shall be allowed to choose such work as is available in the jail and shall be put to such work:
(5) In case such prisoner wishes to cease working and to return to his original position, he shall be allowed to do so.
(6) Non-labouring prisoners shall be compelled to take walking or other physical exercise for not more than an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening, if the Superintendent and Medical Officer consider it advisable.