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

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1)	If an inmate is restrained by means of mechanical restraints a correctional official may only use one or more of the following mechanical restraints:

a)	handcuffs;

b)	leg-irons and-cuffs;

c)	belly chains;

d)	plastic cable ties;

e)	electronically activated high-security transport stun belts;or

f)	patient restraints, where applicable.

2)	An electronically activated high security transport stun belt may only be used for the purpose of restraining an inmate when outside a cell.