(1) Convict overseers shall be supplied with a special uniform consisting of one cotton coat, one woolen coat, one kurta, one pair of trousers, one janghia, one cap, one gamuchha, a pair of shoes and a canvas belt with a brass badge.
(2) The cotton clothing and shoes, with an extra coat, gamuchha, a cap and a pair of trousers, if necessary, shall last a year and the woolen coat should last three years.
(3) The badges shall be engraved with the words “Convict Overseer” and be serially numbered from one upwards, and shall be worn by overseers in their order of merit, the badge bearing the number one being given to the most deserving man.
(4) They shall not carry any cane or weapon.
(5) When required to do duty in any position exposing them to sun or rain, they shall be provided with an umbrella.