Corporal punishment
13.—(1)  When any sentence of corporal punishment is passed under these Regulations upon any prisoner, he shall not be liable to more than one such sentence in respect of the act or acts, or omission or omissions, for which he has been sentenced.
(2)  No sentence of corporal punishment shall be passed upon —
(a)a woman;
(b)a man sentenced by a court to death; or
(c)a man whom a medical officer considers to be more than 50 years of age.
(3)  No sentence of corporal punishment shall be inflicted unless a medical officer is present and certifies that the prisoner is in a fit state of health to undergo the punishment.
(4)  If, during the execution of the sentence of corporal punishment, a medical officer certifies that the prisoner is not in a fit state of health to undergo the remainder of the sentence, the corporal punishment shall be finally stopped.