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Part 3 · Custody of Prisoners

60. Medical examination of prisoners sentenced to punishment

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Last amended by an amending law of 2026.

Every prisoner in a prison ordered to undergo corporal punishment or confinement in a punishment cell under section 70, 71 or 74 of the Act must be examined by a medical officer for the prison in accordance with the Prison Standing Orders, to ascertain the prisoner’s fitness to undergo the punishment or confinement.

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