{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/juvenile-justice-centre-rules-northern-ireland-2008/article-29",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/juvenile-justice-centre-rules-northern-ireland-2008/article-29.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2008/427",
  "legislation_title": "Juvenile Justice Centre Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/juvenile-justice-centre-rules-northern-ireland-2008",
  "path": "article/29",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "29",
  "heading": "Medical examination",
  "text": "(1) A healthcare officer shall separately examine each child upon reception, or if this is not possible, within 24 hours, and shall record the result.\n(2) If a child has any medicine in his possession on reception it shall be for a healthcare officer to decide on its use, retention or disposal.\n(3) If a child is found to have any infectious disease or to be in any condition which may threaten the health and well-being of himself or others, a healthcare officer shall take the necessary action for the child to receive appropriate treatment and report the matter to the director.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 29 in operation at 12.11.2008, see rule 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/427/article/29",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:34:22.373836+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}