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 VIII : Human Resources and Work Organisation Matters35. 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. |