Paragraph 9

Rule 46 (Restraints) shall be amended as follows.

In paragraph (2), after the words “medical officer” there shall be inserted “or to a medical practitioner such as is mentioned in rule 17(3)”.

For paragraph (3) there shall be substituted the following—

“(3)

On receipt of the notice, the medical officer, or the medical practitioner referred to in paragraph (2) above, shall inform the governor whether there are any medical reasons why the prisoner should not be put under restraint. The governor shall give effect to any recommendation which may be made under this paragraph.”.

In paragraph (6), after the words “medical officer” there shall be inserted “or of a medical practitioner such as is mentioned in rule 17(3)”.