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Correctional Services Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 102 of 1997).

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South Africa
Criminal and penal law
1997-11-27
National
Law, Act

Second Region

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.

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    Serial title
    South Africa Government Gazette
    Date
    1997
    Volume
    Vol. 390
    Number
    No. 18516
    Page range
    25 p.