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ZAF-1997-L-49549
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Title_of_text
Correctional Services Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 102 of 1997).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
South Africa
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1997-11-27
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Amends the principal Act so as to provide for the establishment of a Judicial Inspectorate and the appointment of an Inspecting Judge and Independent Prison Visitors. Inserts a new section 20A which allows private companies to enter into a contract to run a prison. A private contractor shall comply with international standards regarding the treatment of prisoners, and such a contractor shall be declared an essential service under s. 70 of the Labour Relations Act.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1959-03-20 (ZAF-1959-L-49121)
Correctional Services Act (No. 8 of 1959) [as amended to Act No. 80 of 1992].
Serial region
Serial title
South Africa Government Gazette
Date
1997
Volume
Vol. 390
Number
No. 18516
Page range
25 p.