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 II : Custody of all Inmates under Conditions of Human Dignity

17. Identification
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1)The name, age, height, mass, full address, distinctive marks of a inmate and other particulars as may be required must be recorded in the manner prescribed by the Order.

 

2)the fingerprints, photographs and biometric data of an inmate must be taken, as prescribed by the Order; and;

 

3)
a)Where necessary an inmate may be taken to a medical practitioner to ascertain his or her age as contemplated in section 28(1)(e) of the Act.
b)In the case of a person serving a life sentence and it is disputed whether such a person has reached the age of 65, the Head of the Correctional Centre must refer the person to a medical practitioner and if the assessment of the medical practitioner is different from what the age on any document professes to be, the National Commissioner must make a determination.