Report on danger to health

Whenever the Medical Officer has reason to believe that a prisoner's mental or physical health is likely to be injuriously affected by continued imprisonment or by any conditions of imprisonment, or that the life of the prisoner will be endangered by imprisonment, or that a sick prisoner will not survive his sentence or is totally or permanently unfit for imprisonment, he shall without delay report the case in writing to the Superintendent and to the Chief Medical Officer with such recommendations as he thinks fit, and the Superintendent shall forward such report and recommendations to the Minister forthwith. 52