Correctional Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 111 of 1998)Regulations for the Administration of the Department of Correctional Services of the Republic of South AfricaChapter II : Custody of all Inmates under Conditions of Human Dignity18. Mechanical restraints |
| 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. |