13Instruments of restraint

13 Instruments of restraint

(1) Subject to this Division, a prison officer may restrain a prisoner in a prison by using any of the following instruments of restraint—

(a) handcuffs;

(b) arm restraints;

(c) leg restraints;

(d) belts which restrain parts of the body;

(e) spitter protective hoods;

(f) one or more chains connected to—

(i) any of the instruments of restraint in paragraphs (a) to (d); or

(ii) any of the instruments of restraint in paragraphs (a) to (d) and a fixture.

An example of a chain connected in accordance with subparagraph (ii) is a chain that is connected to a handcuff at one end and an ankle bracelet at the other end that secures to the prisoner and to a secure fixture when the prisoner is on a hospital bed or in a wheelchair.

(2) Any of the instruments of restraint referred to in subregulation (1)(a), (b), (c), (d) and (f) may be secured with one or more locks.