Section 4: Hard labour

(1) Subject to this section the effect of a sentence of imprisonment with hard labour passed upon a prisoner shall be that the prisoner shall be imprisoned for the period of the sentence and during his imprisonment shall work at such labour as may be directed by the superintendent.
(2) So far as practicable, the labour referred to in subsection (1) of this section shall take place in association or outside cells.
(3) The medical officer may order any prisoner to be excused labour or to perform light labour, and any prisoner ordered to perform light labour shall be required to do work for which he is certified by the medical officer to be fit.
(4) This section is without prejudice to any provision of this Act or regulations made thereunder providing for the remission of sentences.