Correctional Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 111 of 1998)Chapter III : Custody of all Inmates under Conditions of Human DignityPart A : General requirements8. Nutrition |
| 1) | Each inmate must be provided with an adequate diet to promote good health, as prescribed in the regulations. |
| 2) | Such diet must make provision for the nutritional requirements of children, pregnant women and any other category of inmates whose physical condition requires a special diet. |
| 3) | Where reasonably practicable, dietary regulations must take into account religious requirements and cultural preferences. |
| 4) | The correctional medical practitioner may order a variation in the prescribed diet for an inmate and the intervals at which the food is served, when such a variation is required for medical reasons. |
| 5) | Food must be well prepared and served at intervals of not less than four and a half hours and not more than six and a half hours, except that there may be an interval of not more than 14 hours between the evening meal and breakfast. |
| 6) | Clean drinking water must be available to every inmate. |