(1)Not to take part in daily routine of prison.- A guard with arms, shall not take part in the daily routine of the prison or assist in the searching or counting of prisoners. He shall, as far as may be possible, be kept away from coming into close contact with the prisoners.(2)Change of Sentries and contingent of guards with arms.- The contingent of guards with arms may be changed every 24 hours. These sentries shall be changed by the Head Guard commander every two hours. The Head Guard on duty shall see that the sentry relieved passes the orders of the post to his reliever.(3)Ammunition to be possessed by guards with arms on duty.- The guard on sentry duty shall carry with him ammunition viz., 10 loose live rounds of ammunition to his pouch, keeping the pouch unbuttoned.(4)Where a sentry is being relieved of his duty, he shall pass on his loose live rounds of ammunition to the sentry relieving him from duty in exchange of two ammunition clips of 5 rounds each in the possession of the Guard relieving him from his sentry duty.(5)Where a section on guard duty is being relieved of its sentry duty, all the ammunition in its possessions shall be handed over to the relieving section of Jail Guards. The officer mounting the guard shall be personally responsible for the correct handing over and taking over of the live ammunition by the two Head Guards on duty.(6)No sentry on guard duty shall carry his firearm loaded at any time unless he is explicitly ordered to do so.
