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Correctional Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 111 of 1998)

Regulations for the Administration of the Department of Correctional Services of the Republic of South Africa

Chapter VIII : Human Resources and Work Organisation Matters

35. Medical examination

 

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a) Any report received by the department from a medical practitioner and which is to the effect that a correctional official has become or is likely to become medically unfit to remain in the service of the Department must be submitted to the National Commissioner without delay.
b) Upon receipt of such a report, the National Commissioner -
i) may require the correctional official concerned to undergo a further medical examination as a prerequisite to convening Medical Board proceedings in terms of regulation 37; and
ii) may, if so satisfied, convene such proceedings. However, nothing in this paragraph precludes such a correctional official from being granted sick leave in the interim.