ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Borstal Institutions Act
14. Removal to hospital
Edition: 1983-12-09 · In force
14. Removal to hospital
(1)Where an inmate of a borstal institution is so ill that he cannot be adequately cared for in the institution’s infirmary, the superintendent, on the advice of a medical practitioner, may order his removal to a hospital or other institution:Provided that in cases of emergency such removal may be ordered by the senior officer present without the advice of a medical practitioner.(2)Whenever the medical officer in charge of a hospital to which an inmate has been removed under subsection (1) considers that the health of that inmate no longer requires him to be kept in the hospital, he shall notify the superintendent of the borstal institution in which the inmate was previously detained, and that officer shall thereupon cause the inmate to be removed to the borstal institution if he is still liable to be detained there.(3)The medical officer in charge of a hospital shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent the escape of any inmate who is kept in the hospital under this section.(4)Nothing in subsection (3) shall authorize any act which in the opinion of the medical officer in charge of the hospital is likely to be prejudicial to the health of the inmate concerned.