24.—(1) The Governor shall provide beds and bedding to enable every prisoner to have a separate bed, and bedding sufficient for warmth and health.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Governor may, at the request of a prisoner, provide that prisoner with a mattress only instead of a bed.
(3) Every prisoner’s bedding shall be changed as frequently as is necessary to ensure its cleanliness.
(4) Except with the consent of the Governor, no prisoner shall be permitted to receive or possess bedding other than that which is provided in terms of paragraph (1).