Paragraph 8

Rule 49 (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 24(3)”.

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

“(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 reasons why the inmate 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 24(3)”.