PART 7 PRIVILEGES AND PRISONERS' PROPERTY

50 Reception of personal property of prisoners
1 The items of property belonging to any prisoner which are received into or purchased within prison shall be managed in accordance with this rule and rules 51 and 52.
2 Subject to the other provisions of these Rules, the Governor may refuse to receive any item of property sent to the prison for a prisoner and, where appropriate, may return it to the sender.
3 All items of property belonging to a prisoner which are received into prison other than–
(a) property purchased by the prisoner within the prison;
(b) letters or other written communications sent to the prisoner; or
(c) any of his or her property which is perishable or edible,
shall be recorded by an officer in the prisoner’s record.
4 Where a record is prepared in terms of paragraph (3), the prisoner concerned shall–
(a) be given the opportunity to check its accuracy; and
(b) thereafter, be required to sign it.