S.L. 260.1 Art. 20Duties of Principal Warder.

(a) The Principal Warder shall be responsible to the Director of Prisons to whom he shall report and from whom he shall receive instructions on all matters connected with the prison. He shall be responsible that all orders recorded in the Director’s Order Book are communicated to the warders under his charge and duly attended to.

(b) He shall on no occasion whatever leave the prison unless substituted by a warder and with the previous approval of the Director.

(c) He shall immediately report to the Director any neglect, misconduct or irregularity on the part of the warders as well as any circumstance likely to affect the safety, health or discipline of the prisoners which may come to his knowledge.

(d) He shall hand over to the warder on night duty at 6 p.m. the keys of the outer gate of the prison.

(e) He shall visit and inspect every yard, ward and division of the prison as often as possible and shall ensure that the whole premises are kept clean and tidy, regard being given to the personal cleanliness of the prisoners.

(f) He shall cause to be handed to him by the warder on night duty the keys of the outer gate of the prison after unlocking hours each morning.

(g) He shall be responsible for all articles of clothing, rations and supplies issued to prisoners and shall personally attend the distribution of rations according to the scale of diet.

(h) He shall be responsible for all stores as well as for all articles of furniture, tools, etc., existing within the prison and shall ensure that all items connected therewith are duly entered in the Inventory Book.

(i) He shall not receive visitors in the prison without the the written permission of the Director of Prisons.

(j) He shall keep the following books:

(i) a register called "Register of Prisoners" in which the name, surname, the age, the name of the father, and the residence of the prisoners, the date of admission, the nature of the charge, by whose authority confined, the date of sentence, and the sentence awarded are to be entered;

(ii) a "Prisoners’ Property Book" in which all moneys and goods taken from prisoners are to be entered;

(iii) a "Ration Book" containing the total number of rations supplied daily;

(iv) a "Daily Admission and Discharge Register'';

(v) an inventory of all the articles in the prison distinguishing those that are in actual use from those in store; and

(vi) any other book which the Director may order him to keep.