Prisons Regulations · 2002 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Custody of Prisoners
27. Examination by medical officer upon admission, etc.
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A prisoner must be examined by a medical officer as soon as possible after admission.
The medical officer examining a prisoner must record the state of health of the prisoner and any other particulars that the medical officer considers necessary.
Without limiting paragraph (1), a medical officer may —
require a prisoner in a prison to submit to an examination; or
direct that a prisoner in a prison submit to an examination by a medical practitioner who is registered under section 22(1) of the Medical Registration Act 1997 as a specialist in a relevant branch of medicine,for the purposes of the health or safety of any person (including the prisoner) in the prison.
Subregulation 1
A prisoner must be examined by a medical officer as soon as possible after admission.
Subregulation 2
The medical officer examining a prisoner must record the state of health of the prisoner and any other particulars that the medical officer considers necessary.
Subregulation 3
Without limiting paragraph (1), a medical officer may —
require a prisoner in a prison to submit to an examination; or
direct that a prisoner in a prison submit to an examination by a medical practitioner who is registered under section 22(1) of the Medical Registration Act 1997 as a specialist in a relevant branch of medicine,for the purposes of the health or safety of any person (including the prisoner) in the prison.