Regulation 28

A medical examination of a prisoner in a prison for the purposes of this regulation must be carried out —

The Commissioner or the Superintendent of a prison may require a prisoner in the prison to undergo a medical examination.

If a prisoner in a prison refuses to undergo, or provide any sample necessary for the purposes of, a medical examination, the Commissioner or the Superintendent of the prison (or a prison officer authorised by the Commissioner or Superintendent) may direct that the prisoner be detained separately from any other prisoner until the prisoner undergoes a medical examination.

Without affecting paragraph (2) or (3), if a medical officer for a prison suspects that a prisoner in the prison is suffering from, or is a carrier of, any infectious disease, the medical officer must, without delay, notify the Superintendent of the prison (or a prison officer authorised by the Superintendent) in writing.

If a medical officer for a prison ascertains that a prisoner in the prison is (or is likely to be) suffering from, or is (or is likely to be) a carrier of, any infectious disease, the medical officer must, without delay, give to the Superintendent of the prison (or a prison officer authorised by the Superintendent) a written report containing —

Without limiting section 42 of the Act, the Superintendent of the prison or the prison officer (as the case may be) may —